Nixon v. State (Unpublished Memo): Stepmother beat a toddler. Did not appeal on grounds that she didn’t do it. Instead appealed on grounds that the beating…
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Schaefer v. State (Unpublished Memo): It’s pretty clear that husband and wife had a rocky relationship. But was there an assault as alleged in the information?…
Hickman v. State (Unpublished Memo): The range for sexual assault of a child is two to twenty years with up to a $10,000 fine. The sentence…
Suell v. State (Unpublished Memo): Entrapment, an affirmative defense, is waived when the defendant doesn’t ask for an entrapment instruction in the jury charge. Suell raised…
Sembera v. PetroFac (Published): Tyler’s PetroFac, in its S-Corp form, vanished when its shares were exchanged for shares in a new “Limited” PetroFac corporation. An S-Corp…
In the Interest of TB and JW (Published): This short opinion was most likely published as a word to the wise: If you are appealing the…
In re Energy Transfer (Published): In a condemnation case, unless and until someone objects to the commissioners’ award, mandamus is the only way to complain of…
Sawyer v. State (Unpublished Memo): Sawyer, a student at SFA, was convicted of felony stalking of a fellow SFA student. Sawyer claimed he had no idea his…
In re Dekard; In re Kennedy; In re Parker (all Unpublished Memos): Three very similar cases disposed of on the same grounds. Criminal defendants want the trial court to…
Rapid Settlements v. SSC Settlements (Published): Arbitration is a bit like an alien abduction isn’t it? Well, I suppose if you’re the party that wants arbitration,…