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RODRIGUEZ, MIKENZIE RENEE

02/24/2016

"Should a court of appeals consider all of the totality of the circumstances, including (a) who initially searched a dorm room, (b) whether law enforcement had to conduct any additional search beyond a search conducted by university officials, and (c) whether a student consented to university o...

FEBUS, ALBERT JUNIOR

02/03/2016

"The evidence is insufficient to support the conviction for the felony offense of failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements since the evidence conclusively establishes a reasonable doubt as to whether appellant intentionally or knowingly failed to comply with the Texas Sex Off...

HANKSTON, GAREIC JERARD

02/03/2016

"Did the Court of Appeals err when it 'utilize[d] Fourth Amendment precedent' in determining Art. 1 Section 9 of the Texas Constitution was not violated when the State obtained Appellant's cell phone records without a warrant in light of Richardson v. State, 865 S.W.2d 944 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993)?"

FLORES, MAYRA

01/27/2016

"The Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the audio recording of Mayra's custodial interrogation was admissible notwithstanding the fact that the recording device used was not capable of making an accurate recording." "The Court of Appeals applied the wrong standard in holding that the recordin...

BAILEY, LAJUAN CECILE

01/13/2016

"The attorney-client privilege belongs to the client and may not be waived without the client's consent. Appellant expressly waived attorney-client privilege but limited the waiver to one extraneous offense. Trial counsel questioned Appellant's previous counsel regarding privileged communicatio...

MILLER, ARTHUR FRANKLIN, JR.

01/13/2016

"Did the Court of Appeals err by finding that trial counsel's deficient performance regarding Appellant's probation eligibility, which Appellant relied upon in waiving his constitutional right to a jury trial, was not prejudicial under Strickland?"

PROENZA, ABRAHAM JACOB

01/13/2016

"Is there a common-law 'fundamental error' exception to preservation that exists outside of the framework of Marin v. State, 851 S.W.2d 275 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993)?" "Is a complaint about a judge's comment on the evidence forfeited if not raised at trial?" "The trial judge's exchange with a wi...

LONG, WENDEE

11/04/2015

"Does Penal Code section 16.02 prohibit intercepting and disclosing the contents of an oral communication even when the speaker has no expectation that his words will not be repeated by those present?" "Does a basketball coach have a justifiable expectation that his pep talk in a girls' locker...