Ex parte Bogia

In Ex parte Bogia, 56 S.W.3d 835, 837, (Tex. App.-Houston 1st Dist. 2001, no pet.), appellant's husband supervised a corporation's environmental remediation projects and violated the corporation's policy by granting such contracts to his wife's (appellant's) company. Id. at 839. Using an assumed name, appellant's company received contracts for $ 183,214.50 and completed the work, but the State argued the work was performed by unqualified people. Id. at 836. The Court stated that the circumstances of the offense were significant and might not outrage the jury, noting that "this is not a case in which money was paid for nothing." Id. at 839. Bogia had no prior convictions. Id. The range of punishment applicable to Bogia's offense was 2 to 20 years, but the Court noted that "appellant's realistic exposure to punishment is less, probably within the 2-10 year range" and "judges and juries often given sentences of less than 10 years, even probation, for such crimes." Id.