Adair v. State (Unpublished Memo): Put this one in the “no harm, no foul” category.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…
Category: Criminal Law
Roberson v. State (Unpublished Memo): Roberson plead guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child.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…
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…
Skinner v. State (Unpublished Memo): A jury acquitted Skinner of stealing copper from an Angelina County recycling center.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…
Moody v. State (Unpublihed Memo): Moody’s own statements along with those of her maintenance contractor were sufficient to corroborate an accomplice’s testimony. Moody was charged with organized criminal…
Hack v. State (Unpublished Memo): A wrinkle in the habitual offender law. Hack was charged with sexual assault of a minor, which carries a two to…
Schaefer v. State (Unpublished Memo): It’s pretty clear that husband and wife had a rocky relationship. But was there an assault as alleged in the information?…
Hickman v. State (Unpublished Memo): The range for sexual assault of a child is two to twenty years with up to a $10,000 fine. The sentence…
Suell v. State (Unpublished Memo): Entrapment, an affirmative defense, is waived when the defendant doesn’t ask for an entrapment instruction in the jury charge. Suell raised…
Green v. State (Unpublished Memo): In aggravated sexual assault of a child case, the defendant put on evidence that he was a virtuous family man and…