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On the wrong road.

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

Mor3ris v. State (Unpublished Memo): Intoxication manslaughter conviction affirmed.  Morris and his passenger left the El Greco club in Kilgore at 12:30 a.m.  They headed towards Tyler on…

Evidence

Candle Kaboom!

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

DeGrate v. Executive Imprints (Published) No evidence summary judgment affirmed in negligence and design defect case over exploding candle.  The precedential value of this case is…

Family Law

Another termination of parental rights.

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

In the interest of A.T.S. and M.D.S. (Published Memo): Termination of parental rights with another constitutional challenge to  the Family Code’s indigent parent provisions.  The…

Criminal Law

No probation for you!

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

Webb v. State (Unpublished Memo): Webb complains that the trial court didn’t even consider her application for probation of a felony marijuana possession charge.  If Webb’s…

Evidence

Two birds in the bush don’t count in a divorce

Posted on August 7, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

Hohn v. Hohn (Published): Divorce dispute over what counts as the present value of the husband’s interest in a partnership, and what counts as the husband’s…

Jury Charge

Notarios and Preservation of Error

Posted on March 31, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

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…

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