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STATE v. RAMSEY
The State of Texas appeals from the trial court's order granting Ramsey's pretrial motion to suppress. We reverse and remand. On March 13, 2010, Allen Police Officer Johnson arrested Ramsey for driving while intoxicated and then transported him to the
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
LA PROVIDENCIA FOOD PRODUCTS CO. v. SUPER PLAZA STORES, LLC
La Providencia and Meza bring five issues on appeal contending (a) the trial court erred in granting Super Plaza's motion for summary judgment; (b) Super Plaza failed to prove the fraud elements of reliance, intent to deceive, and damages as a matter
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
HEMYARI v. STEPHENS
In this case we are called upon to decide whether a foreclosure sale violated the automatic stay attendant to all bankruptcy proceedings. James Murphy, pursuant to a bankruptcy court order authorizing the sale of property owned by the Stephens Groups
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
BARNES v. MATHIS
After a jury answered "No" as to each of Mathis's causes of action, the trial court entered a take-nothing judgment. On appeal, Mathis argued that, despite the jury's verdict, the evidence conclusively established nuisance, trespass, and negligence.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
OLGUIN v. STATE
Appellant raises two issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion to suppress, and (2) the trial court erred in allowing testimony during the suppression hearing pertaining to a municipal ordinance not offered as evidence.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. SEFZIK
At issue in this case is whether sovereign immunity bars Roger Sefzik's lawsuit seeking declaratory relief under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (UDJA) against the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In City of El Paso v.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
CALDWELL v. STATE
Caldwell complains that the trial court erred in limiting the evidence Caldwell was allowed to present regarding a possible alternative perpetrator of the charged murder and that the trial court should have granted Caldwell's motion for new trial based
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
ROLLING PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT v. CITY OF ASPERMONT
The trial court denied the plea, and the City appealed. Relying on City of Houston v. Williams, 216 SW3d 827, 829 (Tex. 2007), the court of appeals held that the City is immune from suit as to the District's enforcement action seeking past due fees,
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
STATE v. POLK
Following a bench trial, the defendant was convicted of second degree murder and felony murder. At sentencing, the trial court merged the second degree murder conviction into the felony murder conviction and imposed a life sentence by operation of law.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
STATE v. WESTON
The trial court sentenced the defendant as a Range I, standard offender, to an effective sentence of two years and one day in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The trial court ordered the defendant to serve his sentences consecutively to his
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
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