Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Stephen Bernard Jones, Appellant v. the State of Texas

September 29, 20102010 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1208

Summary

The Court held that under Texas Penal Code § 32.32 each materially false or misleading written statement constitutes a separate offense, so multiple convictions for multiple false statements are permissible, and reversed the Court of Appeals' decision limiting convictions to one per loan application, remanding for further proceedings.