Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of April 23, 2012

NOTE: Summaries are prepared by the court's staff attorneys and law clerks for public information only and reflect his or her interpretation alone of the facts and legal issues. The summaries are not part of the court's opinion in the case and should not be cited to, quoted, or relied upon as the opinion of the court.

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Carnley v. State, No. 02-10-00504-CR (Apr. 26, 2012) (Gardner, J., joined by Livingston, C.J.; Dauphinot, J., dissents with opinion).  [Note: both opinions at the same link.]

Held: Sufficient evidence supports Appellant's conviction for the felony offense of tampering with physical evidence.

Dissent: There is no evidence that Appellant intended to affect the State's ability to prosecute the underlying case of evading arrest or detention in an automobile, that she had any knowledge that moving the car could affect the State's ability to prosecute that case, or that she did affect the State's ability to prosecute the underlying case.

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