Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

The term "value of the claim" in Texas Penal Code section 35.02(d), establishing the punishment level for the criminal offense of insurance fraud, does not refer to the entire amount of the claim, but means just the fraudulent portion of the claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/13/2002
• Published 11/13/2002

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry Warner, Brownsville, for appellant., Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.