Purvis v. State (Unpublished Memo): Purvis was convicted of possessing 21 rocks of crack cocaine with intent to distribute.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…
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Thomas v. Bobby D. Associates (Published Memo): $49,000 in fees for a $7,000 recovery is excessive. The Tyler court orders a $24,000 remittitur. This is a collections case. …
Morales v. Dougherty and Mabe, dba Top Gun Trucking (Published Memo): Here’s one for the personal injury practitioners. Truck wreck case upholding the submission of a sudden emergency…
Morris v. State (Unpublished Memo): Morris got deferred adjudication community supervision on a theft charge. Roughly a year and a half into it, Morris blew off…
Christopher v. State (Unpublished Memo): What county has venue when an officer feels something as he pats a suspect down, but doesn’t conduct a strip search…
Dewberry v. State (Unpublished Memo): In a case of aggravated assault via shooting, the issue was whether Dewberry was the triggerman. A sprawling multiparty altercation started at…
Crocker v. State (Published): Since 2005, DWIs from as far back as records can be found can be used to enhance the sentence of a new…
Flores v. State (Unpublished Memo): Conviction of DWI with child affirmed. The question was whether Flores was the driver. He and his family say no. The…
Lewis v. State (Unpublished Memo): The State wanted to sentence Lewis as a habitual offender. The State’s initial notice of intent to use prior convictions was…
Floyd v. State (Unpublished Memo): There was no factual basis to support a Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 38.23(a) jury instruction, thus a failure to…