Pursuant to plea bargain agreements, appellant Robert Lee Grant, Jr. pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated robbery. In each case, the trial court found the evidence sufficient to find Grant guilty, but deferred further proceedings, placed Grant on community … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-11-00676-CRNO. 09-11-00677-CRNO. 09-11-00678-CRNO. 09-11-00679-CRNO. 09-11-00680-CR____________________ indecency with a child and one count of sexual assault of a child. In each case, the trial court deferred adjudication of … Continue reading
In carrying out plea-bargain agreements in two separate cases,[1] Darrell Wayne Hal a/k/a Darrell Wayne Hall pled guilty to charges of having burglarized habitations. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.02(a)(1), bargain agreements in each of the cases, the trial … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-12-00069-CRNO. 09-12-00070-CRNO. 09-12-00071-CRNO. 09-12-00072-CR____________________ adjudication community supervision and adjudicating his guilt in four offenses: one offense of burglary of a habitation (a habitual felony offender) (cause number … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-12-00067-CR____________________ Utkov to fifteen years in prison. In three appellate issues, Utkov challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s limitation of cross-examination. We affirm … Continue reading
In carrying out a plea-bargain agreement, Mark S. Moore a/k/a Mark Steven Moore pled guilty to burglary of a habitation, which was then enhanced to a first-degree felony because of a prior felony conviction. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § … Continue reading
In accordance with a plea bargain agreement, Loroan Charles Foster[1] entered a plea of guilty to the offense of possession of a controlled substance, and the trial court found Foster guilty and assessed punishment at ten years confinement, probated for … Continue reading
Martin Wayne Segeada appeals his conviction for the state jail felony offense of theft. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 31.03(e)(4)(D) (West Supp. 2012)[1] (value of property less than $1,500 and the defendant has been previously convicted two or more … Continue reading
John Randall Hickman challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting judgments of conviction and concurrent two-year state jail sentences on his two convictions, one for criminal mischief and the other for theft of wire or cable.[1] Because the evidence is … Continue reading
Luis Enrique Rivera appeals his conviction for capital murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2) (West Supp. 2012).[1] Rivera, along with Luis Antonio Menendez, were indicted for the murder of Pedro Rodriguez, committed in the course of robbing Jaime … Continue reading
Rodney Keith Hazlip raises three issues in an appeal of his conviction for driving while intoxicated, a felony. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 49.04, 49.09 (West Supp. 2012).[1] First, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion by … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-12-00129-CR____________________ guilty to theft. The trial court found the evidence sufficient to find Randolph guilty, but deferred further proceedings and placed Randolph on community supervision for five … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-12-00118-CR____________________ evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle. The trial court found the evidence sufficient to find Blanchette guilty, but deferred further proceedings and placed Blanchette … Continue reading
Courtney Lane Bailey appeals from a jury conviction for second-degree aggravated assault. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(1) (West 2011). The jury assessed punishment at confinement for 20 years. On appeal, Bailey contends the trial court committed reversible error … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-12-00063-CR____________________ guilty as a prior felony offender to burglary of a building. The trial court found the evidence sufficient to find Seastrunk guilty, but deferred further proceedings, … Continue reading
A jury convicted appellant Kenneth Lenard Adams of aggravated kidnapping and robbery, and the jury assessed punishment at thirty years of confinement for the aggravated kidnapping and twenty years of confinement for the robbery. In four appellate issues, Adams challenges … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-11-00635-CR____________________ felony offender and the trial court sentenced Lorenz to forty years in prison. In one appellate issue, Lorenz challenges the admission of his medical records, which … Continue reading
In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-11-00605-CR____________________ A jury found Xavier Gerard Windom guilty of possession of a controlled substance. The trial court sentenced him to ten years in prison, suspended the imposition … Continue reading
Jesus Salas Leon appeals his conviction and seventy-year sentence for the murder of his wife, Eufemia Bautista. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(b) (West 2011). Leon contends the State failed to sufficiently prove that he intentionally or knowingly committed … Continue reading
We are asked to determine whether a defendant, to receive the effective assistance of counsel, present in the United States based on his Temporary Protective Status under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and before agreeing to plead guilty to a … Continue reading