Megan Soliz, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE YEARY DELIVERED THE OPINION FOR THE COURT, AND JUDGE RICHARDSON DELIVERED THE CONCURRING OPINION. The issue in this case was whether a variance between […]
Category: Court of Criminal Appeals
Definition of child pornography questioned
Marc Dib, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE RICHARDSON DELIVERED THE OPINION FOR A UNANIMOUS COURT. The issue in this case is whether a zoomed-in and cropped version of a legal photograph […]
Ineffective assistance of counsel and mistrials explained
Makenzie Keene, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE HERVEY DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT, WITH WHICH JUDGE NEWELL CONCURRED. The issue in this case was whether the court of appeals erred […]
Probable cause questioned in shoplifting case
Emily Steppick, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE KELLER DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT IN WHICH JUSTICE NEWELL CONCURRED, AND JUDGE WALKER AND JUDGE ALCALA DISSENTED. The issue in this case […]
CoCA extends Padilla protections
Joelle Gonzales, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE KEASLER DELIVERED THE MAJORITY OPINION FOR THE COURT, AND PRESIDING JUDGE KELLER DELIVERED THE DISSENTING OPINION The issue in this case was whether Padilla […]
CoCA reverses suppression of evidence based on newly-discovered evidence rule
Jordan Treuter, Volume 50 Staff Member JUSTICE KELLER DELIVERED THE UNANIMOUS OPINION OF THE COURT The issue is whether the discovery of drugs on a suspect’s person after arrest on traffic […]
Officer’s reasonable suspicion upheld in rental-car case
Hannah Putnam, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE ALCALA DELIVERED THE OPINION FOR A UNANIMOUS COURT. The issue in this case was whether the peace officer who stopped the defendant had reasonable […]
Out-of-state acts not applicable for assault statute
Lorenzo Z Garcia, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE KEEL DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT WITH JUDGE YEARY CONCURRING. The issue in this case was whether the commission of an out-of-state […]
CoCA defines new legal-basis gateway for habeas relief
India Fender, Volume 50 Staff Member JUDGE KELLER DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT WITH JUDGE KEASLER CONCURRING AND JUDGES ALCALA, RICHARDSON, NEWELL, AND WALKER DISSENTING. The issue in this case […]
Plea found to be voluntary despite different drug
Shane Puckett, Volume 50 Articles Editor JUDGE KEASLER DELIVERED THE OPINION FOR THE COURT. The issue in this case was whether a defendant, who pleaded guilty to the delivery of cocaine, […]