Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Hernan Arquimides Ramos, Appellant v. the State of Texas

November 18, 20092009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1614

Summary

The Court affirmed that Texas Penal Code § 32.21(e)(3) covers the forgery of a Social Security card and that a jury instruction defining “instrument” as a negotiable instrument was unnecessary. The decision reversed the appellant’s arguments on both issues.