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Criminal Law

Circumstantial evidence standards …

Posted on February 21, 2020 by admin

Purvis v. State (Unpublished Memo): Purvis was convicted of possessing 21 rocks of crack cocaine with intent to distribute.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…

Business Law

Attorney’s fees slashed!

Posted on August 26, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

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. …

Evidence

Watch out!

Posted on August 25, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

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…

Criminal Law

Playing with deferred adjudication is playing with fire.

Posted on August 20, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

Morris v. State (Unpublished Memo): Morris got deferred adjudication community supervision on a theft charge.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…

Cherokee County

Happy Halloween, or Never say you’ve seen it all …

Posted on August 11, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

Christopher v. State (Unpublished Memo): What county has venue when an officer feels something as he pats a suspect down, but doesn’t conduct a strip search…

Criminal Law

What was seen at the Notorious Grill?

Posted on August 5, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

Dewberry v. State (Unpublished Memo): In a case of aggravated assault via shooting, the issue was whether Dewberry was the triggerman.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…

Civil Rights

Buzzed Lightyear: To the infinite past and beyond!

Posted on August 5, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

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…

Criminal Law

One Trooper’s word versus a family’s

Posted on August 5, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

Flores v. State (Unpublished Memo): Conviction of DWI with child affirmed.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…

Criminal Law

Consequence of insufficient habitual offender notice

Posted on August 5, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

Lewis v. State (Unpublished Memo): The State wanted to sentence Lewis as a habitual offender.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…

Criminal Law

Effective assistance of counsel

Posted on August 5, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

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…

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