Appeals Court Affirms Judge’s Decision To Convict Woman For Insurance Fraud

Mealey's (April 24, 2017, 10:02 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — A Texas appeals panel on April 20 upheld a trial court judge’s decision to revoke a woman’s sentence for four years of community supervision and sentence her to 10 years in prison for insurance fraud, ruling that there was sufficient evidence showing that she committed a new offense of theft from an elderly person (Christine Zimmerman Shearer v. State of Texas, No. 05-16-00317-CR, Texas App., 5th Dist., 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 3584)....