Harris County, TX · District Court · 2010–2026
What the record shows for Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm in Harris County, TX
Recorded conviction rates for Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm varied year to year in Harris County. The documented conviction rate ranged from 16.7% to 87.5% across years (2010–2026, District Clerk); the period average was about 50%. The full breakdown is in the report.
50% conviction·15.5% deferred adjudication(Art. 42A — not a conviction)
Harris County District Clerk data under Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552 · anonymized at source · primary charges only
How 84 Harris County Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm cases were resolved
Deferred adjudication means the court deferred a finding of guilt — it is not a conviction. “Other / not recorded” is cases whose disposition the District Clerk record we received did not carry; it is shown as its own row, not folded away.
What this page does not tell you
This free page does not publish sentence length; the full report does.
Texas law — deferred adjudication. Under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A, a court may defer proceedings on a guilty plea, place the defendant on community supervision, and dismiss the charge on successful completion. Deferred adjudication is not a conviction — it is tracked as a distinct disposition in these records. The documented conviction rate ranged from 16.7% to 87.5% year over year (2010–2026).
Harris County — the documented record
Harris County District Clerk records captured 84 Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm cases as the primary charge (2010–2026). About 50% ended in conviction. How that rate moved year by year — and the full sentence breakdown — is in the report.
Conviction rate by year (years with ≥ 5 cases)
Bar width = conviction rate (0–100 %) · Harris County District Clerk · 2010–2026
In Harris County, about 50% of recorded Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm cases ended in conviction (2010–2026). Documented past outcomes, not a prediction.
How this rate held over time in Harris County
Across 2010–2026, the conviction rate for Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm in Harris County ranged from 16.7% to 87.5% year to year (period average about 50%) — shown by year above.
Harris is the only Texas county in the public data we currently hold, so this page shows Harris on its own — there is no Texas-wide comparison to make yet. As more Texas counties are added, this section will compare them.
What the report adds — the sentence, if convicted
This page shows how cases resolved (above). For convictions, the report adds the sentence distribution — which this page does not publish.
Incarceration
state jail, TDCJ prison, or county jail term — by charge grade
🔒 in report
Suspended — Supervision
sentence suspended; community supervision (Art. 42A)
🔒 in report
Fine Only
monetary penalty; no incarceration ordered
🔒 in report
Other / Not recorded
alternative disposition or sentence not in the record
🔒 in report
Texas court disposition and sentence categories · the sentence distribution for this charge grade is in the report · 2010–2026
The full report goes deeper
Harris County's own figures — conviction, deferred adjudication, and dismissal; the sentence distribution; and the Texas statute text as it read on the offense date.
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Inside the report
- 🔒 How Harris County cases for this charge resolved — conviction, deferred adjudication, dismissed, and other outcomes
- 🔒 Court-tier breakdown: District Court (felony) vs. County Criminal Courts at Law (misdemeanor) where applicable
- 🔒 Sentence-length distributions for incarceration and supervision terms
- 🔒 Within-Harris year-over-year variation in outcomes (2010–2026)
- 🔒 The Texas statute text as it read on the offense date (version-aware)
- 🔒 Named government sources behind every figure, version-stamped
Where & how we got this
Common questions
How often does Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm result in conviction in Harris County?
Harris County District Clerk records (2010–2026) show the Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm conviction rate ranged 16.7%–87.5% year to year, with deferred adjudication (Art. 42A — not a conviction) recorded in about 15.5% of cases. The per-year breakdown and sentence distribution are in the report.
Does this predict the outcome of an individual case?
No. CaseParity reports documented past outcomes in aggregate. It does not predict any individual outcome or provide legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney.
What is deferred adjudication in Texas?
Under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A, a Texas court may defer a finding of guilt on a guilty plea, place the defendant on community supervision, and dismiss the charge on successful completion. Deferred adjudication is not a conviction and is tracked as a distinct disposition in Harris County District Clerk records. CaseParity does not provide legal advice.
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CaseParity · Harris County, TX · Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm
16.7%–87.5%conviction-rate range
84 Harris County District Clerk records (2010–2026) for Tamper Govt Rec-Defraud/Harm as the primary charge in Harris County. Documented outcomes from past cases, not a prediction.
Source: Harris County District Clerk under Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552 · documented outcomes, not a prediction
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CaseParity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Statistics are computed from anonymized public court records and describe historical patterns only. They do not predict outcomes in any individual case. Source: Harris County District Clerk under Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552. Primary charges only.