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End of Death Penalty in State
Quinn acknowledged that there are many who are opposed to his decision and who believe that the death penalty is the only way to secure justice for the victims of violent crimes. “It is impossible not to feel the pain of loss that all these families
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
PLEASANT v. STATE
The trial court accepted her plea and sentenced her to five years' imprisonment. See id. § 12.34 (Vernon Supp. 2010). Pleasant's appellate counsel has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief in support thereof in which he states that he has diligently
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
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
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
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
CAMERON COUNTY v. PATTERSON
Patterson filed suit against the County, alleging that the road she was traveling on when the accident occurred was "owned and maintained by the Defendant." She claimed she was unable to steer the vehicle as it went from "deep pothole to deep pothole.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
CAMERON COUNTY v. PATTERSON
Patterson filed suit against the County, alleging that the road she was traveling on when the accident occurred was "owned and maintained by the Defendant." She claimed she was unable to steer the vehicle as it went from "deep pothole to deep pothole.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
MARTINEZ v. STATE
Before Chief Justice VALDEZ and Justices RODRIGUEZ and BENAVIDES. In this pro se appeal, appellant Robinson Martinez challenges the trial court's dismissal of his lawsuit against appellees the County of Hidalgo, Rene Guerra, and Joseph Orendain.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
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