PPC Transport v. Metcalf (Published): It’s 2:00 a.m.. A semi trying to find a Pilgrim’s Pride plant in Shelby County misses the turnoff by a little, backs up,…
Category: Justice Hoyle
Adair v. State (Unpublished Memo): Put this one in the “no harm, no foul” category. Adair was convicted of third degree felony assault of a public…
Roberson v. State (Unpublished Memo): Roberson plead guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child. He requested a jury trial on punishment. The jury sentenced him…
Skinner v. State (Unpublished Memo): A jury acquitted Skinner of stealing copper from an Angelina County recycling center.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…
Avila v. State (Published): In some Spanish-speaking countries, a “notario” is a legal advocate. Playing on this, some notaries in Texas (and elsewhere) have taken up…
Green v. State (Unpublished Memo): In aggravated sexual assault of a child case, the defendant put on evidence that he was a virtuous family man and…
Toliver v. State (Unpublished Memo): First degree felony crack-dealing conviction resulting in life sentence is affirmed because inadmissible prior crack deals either weren’t objected to, or…
State for the Protection and Best Interest of EG (Published): Statements in a civil application to compel an incompetent criminal defendant to take his meds aren’t…
Patrick v. State (Unpublished Memo): Patrick took ten years of deferred adjudication for burglary of a habitation. Then she went out and violated the terms of her…
In re GM (Published): In a product liability case involving an S-10 pickup fire, the plaintiffs sought GM’s S-10 documents at all points in time, as…