2017-08-01 12:11
The 5th Court of Appeals decided CLEOFAS ALEJANDRO RUIZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 28, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s convic… Read More
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2017-08-01 03:11
The 5th Court of Appeals decided PILAR FRANCISCO GONZALES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 27, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s conv… Read More
2017-07-28 19:25
The 5th Court of Appeals decided UNDRE JONES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 25, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s conviction for Ag… Read More
2017-07-21 03:53
The 5th Court of Appeals decided DELMAR ALFREDO FLORES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 18, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s convict… Read More
2017-07-21 03:36
The 5th Court of Appeals decided MYO NAING SWE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 17, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s conviction for… Read More
2017-07-21 03:26
The 5th Court of Appeals decided TAMMI L. DONNELL, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 13, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s conviction f… Read More
2017-07-13 14:39
The 5th Court of Appeals decided JESUS ANTONIO PONCE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 12, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s convictio… Read More
2017-07-12 14:59
The 5th Court of Appeals decided SHEPHARD MAPOLISA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 11, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s conviction… Read More
2017-07-12 04:26
The 5th Court of Appeals decided THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant v. GEORGE DAVID RINGER, Appellee, on July 10, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion dismissing Appellant’s appeal f… Read More
2017-07-10 23:48
The 5th Court of Appeals decided PAUL KENDALL DANAHY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 6, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion dismissing Appellant’s appeal fo… Read More
2017-07-10 23:28
The 5th Court of Appeals decided JACOBY TAYLOR, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, on July 7, 2017.
The Court issued a memorandum opinion affirming Appellant’s conviction for… Read More
2017-07-06 05:05
The Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas decided The State of Texas v. Manuel Torres Ibarra (05-16-00729-CR) and The State of Texas v. Mohammad Dabirul Islam (05-16-00881-CR) on June 26, 2017.
Bo… Read More
2017-07-06 04:52
The Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the trial court in Mikequiece Devonta Chew v. The State of Texas. This case arose out of a Aggravated Robbery conviction in Dalla… Read More
2017-05-21 16:03
In Texas, anyone 17 years old or older is treated as an adult if they are accused of a crime.
However some Texas legislators are trying to change that. A bill made its way through the Texas… Read More
2017-05-07 19:21
What are sanctuary cities? They’re municipalities that offer refuge to illegal immigrants in certain situations. Those situations can vary from city to city.
Sanctuary can mean a numbe… Read More
2017-04-12 17:40
The Underground Railroad was illegal in the 19th century. And those who did participate in hiding slaves were at risk of prosecution under the law.
But each and every one of those peopl… Read More
2017-03-31 14:11
Sexual assault has been a hot topic in Texas for the past couple of years.
One article shows that nearly one in four women claim that they have been sexually assaulted on campus, and in Janu… Read More
2017-03-09 21:20
Lawmakers and lawyers in the state of Texas know that the top issues in criminal justice are always evolving.
Here, we’ve created a briefing-style list of the top 4 issues in Texas cri… Read More
2017-02-23 21:22
The question about whether criminal charges would be pursued against a black family regarding an incident with a white Fort Worth police officer gone viral on social media finally… Read More
2017-02-23 21:22
The ongoing deliberation over whether to pursue a criminal case against a black family and white police officer finally came to a close several weeks ago.
Jacqueline Craig and… Read More
2017-02-02 04:04
Montgomery County Sex Crimes Sting
The Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 36 adults in the last three months of 2016 for sex crimes against chil… Read More
2017-01-30 18:49
Another False Conviction
When a person is being investigated for or accused of a serious crime, the public is often quick to assume that the accused is guilty.
And accusations are somet… Read More
2015-03-24 23:12
Federal Code Section 18 U.S.C. § 2252A criminalizes “certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography” as follows:
(a) Any person who&mda&hell…Read More
2015-03-24 23:08
Federal Code Section 18 U.S.C. § 2252 criminalizes certain activities related to the sexual exploitation of children. 18 U.S.C. § 2252 is as follows:
(a) Any person who—
(1)… Read More
2015-03-24 23:02
Sexual Exploitation of Children is a Federal Criminal Offense described in 18 U.S.C. § 2251 as follows:
(a) Any person who employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coer… Read More
2015-03-24 22:11
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN VISUAL MATERIAL DEPICTING MINOR.is a Texas offense, described in the Texas Penal Code Section 43.261 as follows:
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN V… Read More
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