It is no defense to prosecution under this chapter that the actor has an interest in the property damaged or destroyed if another person also has an interest that the actor is not entitled to infringe.
Tex. Penal Code § 28.05
ACTOR'S INTEREST IN PROPERTY
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Athey v. State (1985)
Most recently applied in Vanderburg v. State (December 1992)
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.