In re Sames (Published Memo): An attorney’s effort to get two attorney-members of the District 2B Grievance Committee disqualified was denied a hearing by the trial…
Category: Angelina County
In re Pilgrim’s Pride (Per curiam dismissal): Normally, you won’t see posts about one-line dismissals by agreement of the parties. But this one got my interest. …
Johnson v. State (Unpublished Memo): Robbery conviction affirmed. Prospective juror’s brother worked at the store that was robbed (a Brookshire Bros. grocery store in Lufkin), but…
Gipson v. State (Unpublished Memo): This is the companion piece to the Skinner case. Gipson was convicted of helping Skinner and Skinner’s common-law wife steal copper in Angelina…
Brown v. State (Unpublished Memo): Thirteen year old steps into an argument between his mother and her boyfriend. The boyfriend hits the young man in the…
Reggie v. State (Unpublished Memo): It’s a state jail felony to use a vehicle to evade arrest. Texas Penal Code § 38.04(b). Under Texas Penal Code §…
Skinner v. State (Unpublished Memo): A jury acquitted Skinner of stealing copper from an Angelina County recycling center. But they convicted him of theft for trying…
Hole v. State (Unpublished Memo): When there’s no objection at trial, a party claiming his counsel had a conflict of interest must show that the conflict…
Goshen v. State (Unpublished Memo): This case points out the “Vannortrick Gap.” Before accepting a plea, trial courts are supposed to let defendants know about the…
In re Herbert (Unpublished Memo): Herbert’s appeal bond was revoked in a criminal case. He brought a combined habeas corpus/mandamus motion in the Tyler court. The habeas…