State of Texas v. Vasilas, James

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-1473-06

THE STATE OF TEXAS

v.

JAMES VASILAS, Appellee

ON APPELLEE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

IN CAUSE NO. 05-04-00328-CR FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

COLLIN COUNTY

Holcomb, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Meyers, Price, Womack, Johnson, Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., concurred.

O P I N I O N

In this case, we must determine whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that the Texas Penal Code Section 37.10(a)(5) and the Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 13 are not in pari materia. We affirm.

Background

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