What class misdemeanor? If it was class C you should be OK. If it was class A or B it's a 5 year wait.NuBer92 wrote:the deferred was originally tampering with gov docs reduced to misd possession of a criminal instrument.
16.01. UNLAWFUL USE OF CRIMINAL INSTRUMENT.
(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) he possesses a criminal instrument with intent to use it in the commission of an offense; or
(2) with knowledge of its character and with intent to use or aid or permit another to use in the commission of an offense, he manufactures, adapts, sells, installs, or sets up a criminal instrument.
(b) For the purpose of this section, "criminal instrument" means anything, the possession, manufacture, or sale of which is not otherwise an offense, that is specially designed, made, or adapted for use in the commission of an offense.
(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is one category lower than the offense intended. An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony.