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Cherokee County

Not gonna take it, Part II

Posted on September 4, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

In the best interest and protection of B.L. (Published Memo): Another case where a defendant declared incompetent to stand trial refuses the medication that could…

Civil Rights

What do we do now?

Posted on August 29, 2008February 28, 2020 by admin

On July 25th, the Supreme Court of Texas issued five identical decisions indicating that it would hold off on deciding the constitutionality of a provision…

Anderson County

I sued the law, and the law won.

Posted on August 24, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

Chapman v. TDCJ-ID (Published Memo): An inmate on a work detail fell from a ladder.  He sues, alleging improper supervision, and a defect in the ladder…

Civil Rights

All White Jury

Posted on August 18, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

Bailey v. State (Unpublished Memo): Evocative, provocative, loaded with death.  A reproach, but not a relic.  Yet sometimes, a source of justice.  Bailey is an African-American.  There…

Chief Justice Worthen

Would you like some salt with that?

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

Harris v. State (Unpublished Memo): It’s tampering with evidence if there’s an investigation underway, or you know you committed a crime.  Harris was riding his bike…

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…

Civil Rights

An Act of Congress that only a blogger could see?!?

Posted on July 2, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

A blogger just pointed out a factual error in a Supreme Court decision, Kennedy v. Louisiana..  The Supreme Court recently said that it would be cruel…

Anderson County

Supreme Court action on Tyler cases …

Posted on June 6, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

There’s only one Tyler case in this week’s orders from the Texas Supreme Court.  It’s a denial of the petition for review in Geiger v. Williams.  Geiger is prisoner’s civil rights suit…

Civil Rights

Implications of Kennedy v. Louisiana?

Posted on June 1, 2008February 21, 2020 by admin

Thompson v. State (Unpublished Memo): As the United States Supreme Court was holding that the death penalty for child rape is cruel and unusual punishment, the Tyler court…

Anderson County

And the loophole has already been found …

Posted on April 16, 2008February 20, 2020 by admin

Archer v. TDCJ-ID, et al. (Published Memo): On January 9, 2008, the Tyler court issued the Crosby decision.  It held that inmate civil right suits could be dismissed without a…

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