Arroyo v. State (Published): Two key points in this murder case, and an instance of a defendant curing the State’s erroneous questions with his own overly broad efforts to respond.…
Category: Criminal Law
Connor v. State (Unpublished Memo): If there’s one thing worse than drunk dialing, it’s drunk dialing from jail as the conversation is being recorded. It’s just…
Garcia v. State (Unpublished Memo): Garcia appeals four counts of sexual assault of minors and a single indecency with a child charge. At trial, Garcia agreed to a jury…
In re Burrow II: (Unpublished Memo): Burrow’s pro se mandamus petition is denied because the record shows that he has counsel. Burrow’s mandamus petition was before the Tyler…
In re Dekard; In re Kennedy; In re Parker (all Unpublished Memos): Three very similar cases disposed of on the same grounds. Criminal defendants want the trial court to…
In re Herbert (Unpublished Memo): Herbert’s appeal bond was revoked in a criminal case. He brought a combined habeas corpus/mandamus motion in the Tyler court. The habeas…
Kelly v. State (Unpublished Memo): In a murder-for-hire case, a partial confession was admissible because it was made in a non-custodial interrogation. Also, law enforcement’s public…
Ex parte Hardwick (Unpublished memo): After a 19-year-old Hardwick pled guilty to a DWI, his grandmother fired his attorney and got him a new one. The…
Ex parte McAndrew (Unpublished Memo): McAndrew was convicted of assaulting his ex-wife’s new hubby during a visitation exchange (McAndrew and his ex have a daughter). McAndrew…
Wheeler v. State (Unpublished Memo): The evidence showed that a cracked-up Wheeler delivered a horrible beating to his pregnant wife. Wheeler appealed on the grounds that,…