Wesson v. State (Unpublished Opinion): Bribery conviction affirmed. Wesson, the City of Palestine’s dual capacity tax assessor-collector/city water utility supervisor got $1,000 from a citizen in…
Category: Criminal Law
Gipson v. State (Unpublished Memo): This is the companion piece to the Skinner case. Gipson was convicted of helping Skinner and Skinner’s common-law wife steal copper in Angelina…
Brown v. State (Unpublished Memo): Thirteen year old steps into an argument between his mother and her boyfriend. The boyfriend hits the young man in the…
Stricker v. State (Unpublished Memo): Robbery met “aggravated” threshold because the victim was 65 or older. Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 29.02(a)(2), 29.03(a)(3)(A). As a result, Stricker’s…
Barnes v. State (Unpublished Memo): Victim of domestic violence was wishy-washy, but his testimony, together with that of law enforcement, supports a conviction for aggravated assault…
Blanton v, State (Unpublished Memo): Burglary of a habitation conviction affirmed because Blanton only presented the Reporter’s Record from the first day of a three day…
Thompson v. State (Unpublished Memo): As the United States Supreme Court was holding that the death penalty for child rape is cruel and unusual punishment, the Tyler court…
Freeman v. State (Unpublished Memo): Nothing unusual in the basics: Freeman appeals on grounds that he didn’t personally hand the drugs to the informant. Instead, the…
Reggie v. State (Unpublished Memo): It’s a state jail felony to use a vehicle to evade arrest. Texas Penal Code § 38.04(b). Under Texas Penal Code §…
Hodges v. State (Memorandum, Unpublished): Hodges went into his neighbor’s house, chased her out, and then assaulted her. He was convicted of burglary of a habitation…