The submission docket is out for June. No oral arguments — just submissions on the briefs. Two submission dates, the 12th and the 25th. Altogether, there are
- 18 criminal cases (based on number of defendants, not number of charges per defendant),
- 2 parental terminations,
- 2 juvenile cases,
- 2 civil cases, and
- 1 civil commitment.
In the future, I may not post about submission dockets. But since we’re just getting started, I figured this was a good way to give you a feel for what’s going on. Many of the cases on this submission list won’t turn into posts later on. For example, in several of the criminal cases, appointed counsel has determined that any appeal would be frivolous. See this recent CCA decision on the Anders process. But don’t mistake Anders cases for “no brainers.” The Tyler court conducts its own review of the record, and sometimes finds an error that no one else saw.
