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STATE v. YALLUP
Mr. Yallup did not respond to the trooper, who arrested him and had blood drawn pursuant to Washington's implied consent statute. Mr. Yallup was charged in the Yakima County Superior Court with one count of felony DUI, driving without an interlock
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:13A
TARPOFF v. U.S.
There is a distinction between corporate responsibility and legal responsibility, however. Plaintiff and his witnesses may offer factual testimony regarding corporate responsibilities within Gateway Beef. This trial will determine whether Plaintiff is
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:13A
BASEY v. STATE
In his third issue, appellant contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the US and Texas Constitution, as well as the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See US Const. amend. VI; Tex. Const. Art. I, Sec. 10; Tex. Code Crim.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:13A
GARCIA v. STATE
Huerta determined that appellant was "receiving medication" and no longer needed any "additional time" for "stabilization." Consistent with Ginari's conclusions, Huerta did not recommend appellant for a "formal mental health evaluation.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:13A
SMITH v. STATE
He believes this violated his federal constitutional right to due process and the Code of Criminal Procedure's requirement for an accurate, written charge. See US CONST. amend. XIV, § 1; TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 36.14 (West 2007).
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:13A
RIVERA v. STATE
A jury convicted Rivera of the charged offense and sentenced him to life imprisonment in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. By one issue, Rivera asserts that he was provided ineffective assistance of counsel because
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:13A
DIXON v. STATE
In four issues, appellant contends the trial court erred by using a single verdict form, by failing to require unanimity in the acquittal of the greater offense before consideration of the lesser offense, by failing to instruct the jury on
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:13A
BAINES v. STATE
Proper jury argument in criminal cases includes four general areas: (1) summation of the evidence, (2) reasonable deduction from the evidence, (3) answer to arguments of opposing counsel, and (4) plea for law enforcement. Brown v. State, 270 SW3d 564,
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
WOODARD v. STATE
Under this standard, evidence is insufficient to support a conviction if, considering all the record evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, no rational factfinder could have found that each essential element of the charged offense was
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
CASTANEDA v. STATE
Under code of criminal procedure article 37.09(3), manslaughter is a lesser-included offense of murder. Schroeder v. State, 123 SW3d 398, 400 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003); Moore v. State, 969 SW2d 4, 9-10 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). Because the law is well
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
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