WASHINGTON COUNTY JURY CONVICTS KERRVILLE WOMAN ON PERJURY CHARGES

  

A Kerrville woman has been convicted by a Washington County jury of Perjury in a felony Aggravated Perjury case.

Tuesday Afternoon, the jury found fifty-nine year old Diane Brockman guilty on the charged from an April 11, 2013 incident.

During a bench trial in the 21st District Court of Washington County, on August 7, 2012, Brockman gave testimony under oath regarding the settlement of a property dispute in which she had been sued.  During her testimony she responded to questions about personal property that could be used to satisfy the judgment.  Brockman made statements that she had already sold a vehicle, but Department of Motor Vehicles records and a cleared check from a car dealership showed that she did not sell the car until 4 days later.

Aggravated Perjury is a third degree felony.  Perjury, a lesser included offense, is a Class A misdemeanor which carries a punishment range of up to 1 year in the county jail and a fine up to $4000.  Perjury, a false statement made under oath, becomes Aggravated Perjury when the statement is made during an official proceeding and is material to the proceeding.

Judge Reva Towslee-Corbett presided over the trial in the 335th District Court.  Assistant District Attorney Derek Estep represented the State at trial, and Elizabeth Zweiner represented the Defendant.

“This is your courtroom . . . you have a stake in its integrity.” Estep explained, and closed by imploring the jury to, “Stand up for your court.  Stand up for truth.”

After the trial District Attorney Julie Renken commented on the case, “A jury represents the standards and inclinations of the community.  In this case, a conviction for Perjury shows that our community respects the integrity of the courtroom, and expects that only the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth should be the standard in the court.”

 

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