Purvis v. State (Unpublished Memo): Purvis was convicted of possessing 21 rocks of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Purvis says he didn’t have the cocaine…
A while back, I posted on a Batson case in the criminal context. Today, the Supreme Court of Texas handed down a Batson decision in the civil context — a case of…
In this week’s orders, the Supreme Court of Texas granted review on Kappus. Kappus is an estate case where an ex-wife got her ex-brother in-law disqualified as…
The Supreme Court of Texas did not issue any opinions this week. There were no Tyler cases in their orders. So, as discussed in the Last Word post,…
Not long ago, the Tyler court threw out a case by a high school football coach who felt like he had been defamed in a…
Sieber v. Carson and Brookshire Grocery Company (Published Memo): If you are forty or over when you get hired, it’s presumed that there’s no age discrimination…
I’m in Austin tonight. Drove in this morning to attend the first day of the CLE. I’ll be attending the second day of the CLE…
In the best interest and protection of R.M. (Published Memo): Civil commitment case under Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 574.034(a) (Vernon 2003). R.M. …
In the best interest and protection of B.L. (Published Memo): Another case where a defendant declared incompetent to stand trial refuses the medication that could…
I checked out the Interim Report of the Task Force to Ensure Judicial Readiness in Times of Emergency. Basically, it calls for counties to sign a Memorandum…