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Topic Topic Starter Replies Views Last Post Collateral estoppel Andrea W 2 2375 June 21, 2012 09:00 by Jimbeaux An appellate shout-out, of sorts... JohnR 3 2823 June 20, 2012 17:55 by samk CCA OPINIONS John A. Stride 0 1753 June 20, 2012 09:14 SCOTUS: Confrontation cl NOT violated John A. Stride 11 4672 June 19, 2012 13:37 by John A. Stride Efiling update? JohnR 0 1479 June 08, 2012 14:44 Agg Robbery/ theft & Agg. Assault jem 2 2314 May 21, 2012 19:31 by Andrea Jacobs Mens rea for Indecency by Contact in the Applicaiton Paragraph AlexB 0 1651 May 10, 2012 10:42 "WEASEL WORDS" IN FOF John A. Stride 2 2395 May 10, 2012 10:28 by David Newell Citing Law Review Articles John A. Stride 0 1579 April 30, 2012 14:38 CROSS APPEALS John A. Stride 10 4496 April 24, 2012 08:34 by David Newell MTR question RE: mis-labelling underlying conviction in MTR paperwork MMuery 0 1791 April 10, 2012 09:21 Inmates subject to interrogation may not be subject to "custodial" interrogation John A. Stride 1 2597 February 22, 2012 08:23 by Andrea W PDR on court's own motion Andrea W 6 4613 January 26, 2012 07:59 by Andrea W Mtn for sanctions--mandamus John A. Stride 1 2481 December 14, 2011 14:49 by John A. Stride E-filing comments in Tx SCt John A. Stride 0 1712 October 25, 2011 08:56 44.01(c) Notice of Appeal Martin Peterson 15 9699 October 25, 2011 08:25 by Martin Peterson More TRAP changes John A. Stride 5 7639 October 05, 2011 09:37 by John A. Stride Destruction of Biological Evidence Brazappda 1 2311 September 12, 2011 16:27 by Shannon Edmonds Bullcoming on shakier ground John A. Stride 1 2914 June 24, 2011 09:17 by Andrea W Waiver of Postconviction Writ JB 0 2018 June 23, 2011 10:25 Reformation of Judgment Appeal East Texas Attorney 8 4867 June 09, 2011 08:40 by JB Wording an Order to an Art 5 Tex Const Writ Brazappda 1 1915 May 31, 2011 12:00 by John A. Stride Florida considers dual high courts John A. Stride 1 2478 April 29, 2011 18:05 by Martin Peterson Eastland Court of Appeals APorter 1 2689 April 29, 2011 08:14 by pkdyer Abandoning the books John Stride 14 8255 April 25, 2011 16:41 by RL Some Numbers Martin Peterson 10 7189 April 14, 2011 08:15 by Andrea W Prosecutor liability for Brady violations John A. Stride 2 3462 March 30, 2011 09:37 by John A. Stride HB 906 to Alter Termination Appeals david curl 2 3154 March 30, 2011 08:02 by JohnR Attn: Brazos County D.A. Office Joem-a.d.a. 1 3037 February 24, 2011 14:40 by Versel Skinner argued John A. Stride 7 5370 February 15, 2011 16:03 by JB Judge Posner's latest skewering of the Bluebook Jimbeaux 4 3538 February 01, 2011 17:09 by Martin Peterson CCA Judge Holcomb retiring 12/31/10 John A. Stride 5 4151 December 27, 2010 11:27 by David Newell A useful preservation case John A. Stride 0 1741 December 23, 2010 09:34 Cattle stealen Fred Edwards 2 2737 December 20, 2010 15:25 by John A. Stride Lexis cite Gordon LeMaire 2 2629 December 17, 2010 16:54 by Gordon LeMaire What not to say in an appellate motion Andrea W 3 3518 November 05, 2010 09:52 by Doug Norman Published but not yet released opinions Gordon LeMaire 6 4599 November 04, 2010 10:08 by APorter Criminal issues before SCOTUS John A. Stride 0 1903 November 02, 2010 06:09 Sanctions for Repeated Filings of Applications for Writs of Habeus Corpus? MMuery 0 1442 October 29, 2010 08:48 Motion for Rehearing rk 1 2271 October 22, 2010 14:09 by Andrea W Why stop him now? John A. Stride 0 1926 October 19, 2010 14:30 Criminal Appellate Speciality APPROVED John A. Stride 1 2397 October 11, 2010 15:07 by APorter Michigan v. Bryant John A. Stride 2 3532 October 06, 2010 10:37 by John A. Stride Sufficiency of the Evidence Martin Peterson 40 31575 October 06, 2010 09:51 by Andrea W Writ of Mandamus C. Martin 2 2397 September 30, 2010 15:59 by C. Martin Hernandez david curl 4 4113 September 30, 2010 09:22 by APorter Writ of Prohibition rk 1 1965 September 29, 2010 16:09 by John A. Stride Viewing Exhibits in the possession of the District Clerk that were introduced at trial david curl 4 2991 September 24, 2010 09:01 by JohnR CCP 11.25--Person Afflicted with a Disease rk 0 1602 September 15, 2010 11:46 Signed wrong judgment East Texas Attorney 1 1938 September 14, 2010 11:24 by East Texas Attorney