Ex parte Barnaby WR-80,099-01 Case Summary written by Pedro Leyva, Staff Member. PER CURIAM. Applicant, Kemos Marque Barnaby, applied for a writ of habeas corpus after discovering that the forensic […]
Category: Case Summaries
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: McKay v. State
McKay v. State No. PD-1133-14 Case Summary written by Andy Linn, Staff Member. JUDGE MEYERS delivered the opinion of the court in which JUDGES JOHNSON, ALCALA, YEARY and NEWELL joined. […]
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: Ex Parte Dowden
Ex Parte Dowden No. WR-82, 103-01 Case Summary written by Abigail Drake, Staff Member. JUDGE KEASLER delivered the opinion of the court, in which JUDGES MEYERS, HERVEY, RICHARDSON, and NEWELL […]
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: Ex Parte Fournier
Ex Parte Fournier WR-82, 102-01 Case Summary Written by Austin De Boer, Staff Member. JUDGE KEASLER delivered the opinion of the court, in which JUDGES MEYER, HERVEY, RICHARDSON, and NEWELL […]
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: Owens v. State
Owens v. State No. 06-13-00199-CR Case Summary written by Kayla Hackerott, Staff Member. JUDGE HERVEY delivered the opinion of the court, joined by PRESIDING JUDGE KELLER, and JUDGES MEYERS, JOHNSON, […]
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: Nowlin v. State
Nowlin v. State PD-0840-14 Case Summary written by Jenée Durán, Staff Member. JUDGE MEYERS delivered the opinion of a unanimous court. Appellant, Keiona Dashelle Nowlin, was convicted of felony hindering […]
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: Ramsey v. State
Ramsey v. State PD-0070-15 Case Summary written by Jack Fulgham, Staff Member. JUDGE HERVEY delivered the opinion of the court in which PRESIDING JUDGE KELLER, JUDGES JOHNSON, KEASLER, RICHARDSON, YEARY, and […]
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: State v. Swearingen
State v. Swearingen NOS. AP-77,043 & AP-77,044 Case Summary written by Jeryn Crabb, Staff Member. JUDGE KEASLER delivered the opinion of the court. Capital defendant, Larry Swearingen, filed a fifth […]
Court of Criminal Appeals Update: Ex Parte Sanchez
Ex Parte Sanchez No.WR-83,806-01 Case Summary written by Eric Matthews, Staff Member. PER CURIAM. In the original trial, the trial court sentenced Sanchez to ten years in prison after he […]
Supreme Court of Texas Update: Cascos v. Tarrant Cnty. Democratic Party
Cascos v. Tarrant Cnty. Democratic Party Case No. 14-0470 Case Summary written by Keirsten Hamilton, Staff Member. PER CURIUM. Upon Wendy Davis’s certification as the Democratic nominee for State Senate […]