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Tex. Penal Code § 31.09

AGGREGATION OF AMOUNTS INVOLVED IN THEFT

Applied in 74 court decisions — leading case Skillern v. State (1995)

Most recently applied in Johnson v. State (November 2018)

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff

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When amounts are obtained in violation of this chapter pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the amounts aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.