Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Venue for a perjury prosecution, based on a false statement made in a deposition, lies both in the county where the deposition was taken, and the county in which the underlying suit is pending. False statement was "used or attempted to be used" when it was made in party-witness's deposition in pending lawsuit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2003
• Published 01/29/2003

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brenda Doucette, Houston, for appellant., John F. Healey, Jr., Dist. Atty., David C. Newell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Richmond, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for state.