Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and LongoriaMemorandum Opinion by Justice Rodriguez Appellant Deon Gregory Gary challenges his conviction for first-degree felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. See TEXAS HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and VelaMemorandum Opinion by Justice Rose Vela A jury convicted appellant, Ethel May Kennedy Jones, of the second-degree felony offense of misappropriation of fiduciary property. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 32.45(b) (West 2011). The trial … Continue reading
I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion because despite the State’s proper objection, Zalman was afforded a new trial on the basis of grounds that were presented in an untimely amendment to his motion for new trial and, as such, … Continue reading
The appellant, the State of Texas, contends the trial court erred when it granted a motion for new trial in a driving while intoxicated case. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 49.04 (West 2011). By two issues, the State argues … Continue reading
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and VelaMemorandum Opinion by Justice Garza Appellant, Lester Haynes Jr., pleaded guilty to evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, see TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 38.04(a) (West Supp. 2011), enhanced to a … Continue reading
Before Justices Benavides, Vela, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Perkes Appellant, James Guy Garner, appeals his conviction for one count of continuous violence against the family, a third-degree felony, and two counts of abandoning a child without intent to return, … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Rodriguez A jury convicted appellant Mandi Jai Balderas a/k/a Mandi Jai Zapata (Balderas) of intoxication manslaughter with a deadly weapon and assessed punishment at eight years in the Institutional Division of … Continue reading