Zachary Paul Franklin appeals the trial court’s judgments adjudicating him guilty in two separate causes. In trial court cause number 2009-CR-6185, Franklin was charged with possession of more than one gram, but less than four grams, of a penalty group … Continue reading
Appellant James Brownlow appeals the trial court’s order adjudicating him guilty and sentencing him to two years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division. On appeal, Brownlow contends the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion … Continue reading
A jury convicted appellant James Garza of capital murder. The State waived the death penalty and the trial court sentenced Garza to confinement for life without parole. On appeal, Garza contends his sentence violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel … Continue reading
In this appeal, appellant Alfonso Solomon, who was adjudicated guilty of the offense of aggravated robbery, complains the trial court erred in assessing court costs of $570.00. Solomon seems to contend the trial court erred in assessing $570.00 in court … Continue reading
Lee A. Arrellano was convicted by a jury of resisting arrest and assault of a peace officer. On appeal, Arrellano contends the trial court erred in ordering him to produce a written statement he prepared on his computer about the … Continue reading
Armando Simon was convicted by a jury of the offense of failing to comply with a sex offender registration requirement. On appeal, Simon challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. We affirm the trial court’s judgment. TRIAL … Continue reading
Baldemar Chavera was convicted by a jury of tampering with a governmental record. Chavera filed a motion for new trial, challenging the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. The State appeals the trial court’s order granting Chavera’s … Continue reading
Ausencio Luria appeals his conviction on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a disabled person, asserting that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict and that the trial court erred in declaring the victim competent to … Continue reading
Catherine Stone, Chief Justice Karen Angelini, Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice Opinion by: Marialyn Barnard, Justice Sitting: Delivered and Filed: October 10, 2012 AFFIRMED BACKGROUND San Antonio Police Officer Julio Orta testified that on July 30, 2010, at approximately 4:00 p.m., … Continue reading
After entering a plea of guilty to aggravated robbery, appellant Dylan Dominguez was sentenced by the trial court to twenty-five years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division. On appeal, Dominguez argues the trial court erred in … Continue reading
Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, appellant Maureen Burgess pleaded guilty to the offenses of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment. The trial court, in accordance with the plea agreement, deferred findings of guilt and placed Burgess … Continue reading
Appellant Laquida Sauls pled guilty to theft. Later, the State moved to revoke her community supervision and adjudicate her guilt. The trial court granted the State’s motion, and Sauls appeals. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the trial court’s … Continue reading
Appellant Antonio Aviles was charged with felony driving while intoxicated. After the trial court denied his motion to suppress, Aviles entered a plea of nolo contendere and was sentenced to two years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice … Continue reading
Appellant Dionicio Olivarez appeals the trial court’s order adjudicating him guilty and sentencing him to one-year confinement and a $1,200.00 fine. On appeal, Olivarez contends the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion to adjudicate and sentencing him to … Continue reading
MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-12-00532-CRIN RE STATE OF TEXAS, EX. REL. SUSAN D. REED, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BEXAR COUNTYOriginal Mandamus Proceeding [1] PER CURIAM Karen Angelini, Justice Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice Steven C. Hilbig, Justice Delivered and Filed: September 19, 2012 … Continue reading
Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice Rebecca Simmons, Justice Steven C. Hilbig, Justice John W. Nelson pled no contest to a charge of robbery as part of a plea agreement with the State. Pursuant to the agreement, the trial court found Nelson … Continue reading
Terrell James Blue appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict and in excluding a statement he claims qualified as an excited utterance. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. … Continue reading
This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of appellant’s application for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm. DISCUSSION On October 5, 2011, appellant was arrested without a warrant and charged with aggravated sexual assault of an elderly or … Continue reading
Robert Piazzi, Jr. was convicted by a jury of four counts of aggravated sexual assault. On appeal, Piazzi contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying his challenges for cause with regard to five veniremembers; and (2) the evidence is … Continue reading
After a bench trial, Heiberto Hernandez was found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and the trial court sentenced Hernandez to eight years imprisonment. Hernandez’s court-appointed attorney filed a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record in … Continue reading