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McBRIDE v. STATE
A jury convicted appellant of aggravated assault, and the trial court sentenced him to 45 years' confinement. Appellant challenges his conviction in four issues, arguing that the evidence is legally insufficient to support his conviction,
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
BARTON v. STATE
A jury convicted appellant Bradley Jared Barton of capital murder, and the trial court imposed a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole under Section 12.31(a)(2) of the Texas Penal Code. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.31(a)(2) (Vernon
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
BAKER v. STATE
After the jury found her guilty, the trial court assessed punishment at 180 days in the Harris County Jail and a $750 fine, suspended her sentence, and placed her on community supervision for 18 months. In three issues, appellant contends the trial
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
ELSHAFIE v. ELSHAFIE
This case involves a divorce and custody dispute between appellant, Essam A. Elshafie (Essam), and appellee, Marwa Elshafie (Marwa). By three issues, Essam contends the trial court abused its discretion by: (1) limiting his rights as a possessory
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
Leo Ackley, 25, to stand trial in 3-year-old's death
Calhoun County District Judge John Holmes ordered the case bound over to circuit court for trial. Ackley remains in the county jail, held without bond. Forensic Pathologist Joyce Dejong from Sparrow Hospital in Lansing said the fatal blow on July 28
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
SANCHEZ v. STATE
By one issue, Sanchez contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to disclose a confidential informant. We affirm. On August 18, 2009, after receiving information provided by an anonymous tipster, officers with the Texas
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
MITCHELL v. STATE
On appeal, Mitchell claims the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress the evidence. We affirm the trial court's ruling, because the nonindigent Mitchell has not filed a reporter's record of the suppression hearing, a hearing central to
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
KINGWOOD PINES HOSPITAL, LLC v. GOMEZ
This is a health care liability case governed by the Medical Liability Act. 1 Appellants bring an interlocutory appeal from the trial court's order denying appellants' motions to dismiss based on the asserted inadequacy of an expert report served by
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
EVANS v. STATE
In spite of the trial court's certification that Ty Jordan Evans has no right to appeal, Evans attempts to appeal a special condition of his community supervision—a condition that he have no contact with his brother, Demarcus Hearn, except in specified
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
STATE v. PATE
The trial court merged the convictions and sentenced the Defendant as a Range I offender to ten years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court erred when it: (1) admitted the Defendant's tape
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:30A
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