McCay v. State, 476 S.W.3d 640 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2015, pet. ref'd.).
The appellate court held that a person commits the
criminal offence of theft if the person with intent to steal causes a
will to be executed in his or her favor and then files that will for
probate.
Moral: A person who exercises undue
influence, duress, or fraud over a testator to execute a will and then
files that will for probate, may be prosecuted for the criminal offense
of theft.