Court refuses appeal of Angelina County judge

ANGELINA COUNTY — An appeals court has refused to take up the criminal case of former Angelina County Judge Meydon Lymbery. According to our news partner KETK, Lymbery was indicted for violating the Open Meetings Act, which sets the regulations that government entities must follow for holding meetings and when they are allowed to take action. He was found guilty on one count of violating TOMA last December after pleading not guilty. In February, the Twelfth District Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming the judgement of the trial court.

Back in April, Lymbery filed for discretionary review from a higher court stating that the charge stemmed from a “spontaneous social gathering” of him and several county commissioners, and that the state had not sufficiently proved he violated the act.

On Wednesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to review his petition.