Hall v. State (Unpublished Memo): DWI conviction challenged on grounds that the officer who administered the horizontal gaze nystagmus test to Hall wasn’t an expert in its use. …
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Samet v. State (Unpublished Memo): A third grader testifies to a sexual assault that occurred when he was just about four years old. The defense strategy:…
Mrs. & Mrs. Hill v. the Jarvis Family (Published Memo): Treble damages awarded for wrongful sale of timber by cotenants involved in a partition suit. Good…
Carter v. State (Unpublished Memo): Conviction for intoxication manslaughter stands even though the defendant’s intoxication may not have been the only cause of the victim’s death. …
Weir v. State (Unpublished Memo): This is the companion case to Kelly v. State. Kelly dealt with the wife who put out a “contract” for her husband’s murder. Weir…
Johnson v. State (Unpublished Memo): Robbery conviction affirmed.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…
Mayfield v. State (Unublished Memo): DWI case explains the distinction between two varieties of warrantless searches: exigent circumstances and community caretaker. A concerned citizen observed Mayfield…
Hole v. State (Unpublished Memo): When there’s no objection at trial, a party claiming his counsel had a conflict of interest must show that the conflict…