Former Brazos Valley Arts Council Director David Romei scored a partial win in his appeal of two jury convictions from a November, 2008 jury trial in Brazos County District Court.
The 10th Court of Appeals in Waco upheld a conviction of theft by deception. Romei was placed on community supervision for 5 years and was ordered to pay $268,000 in restitution.
Justices reversed a conviction for misapplication of fiduciary property and sent that back for a new trial. The jury found Romei guilty of making four illegal political contributions. The appeals court sided with Romei that three of the $250 donations were made outside the statute of limitations. The trial judge denied Romei’s motion to include the statute of limitations in jury instructions or dismiss that charge.
Click HERE to read the opinion from the 10th Court of Appeals in Waco.