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EX PARTE LUCAS VIEIRA

03/01/2023

“Was the indictment dated July 9, 2021 for an offense alleged to have occurred on July 7, 2019, returned within the two-year limitations period set forth in 12.02(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure?”

CONTINENTAL HERITAGE INSURANCE, AGENT PAT KINNARD

02/22/2023

“Should this Court find the Fifth Court of Appeals’ opinion in Ranger from 2010 is wrongly decided and conflicts with precedent from this Court in Dees and Safety National?”

DANIEL, BERNARD

02/15/2023

“Taking into account Texas’ unique judicial-branch and peace-officer jurisdiction, mistake of law should apply whenever an officer conducts a search or seizure under an ambiguous law that a majority of this Court has not yet construed, notwithstanding negative precedent in the controlling appella...

McPHERSON, DESEAN

01/25/2023

“Even assuming the statutory construction of ‘conceal’ was correct, the court of appeals misapplied the applicable standard of review because any ‘highly fact specific’ analysis required the court of appeals to defer to the factfinder under the Jackson v. Virginia standard.”

SWENSON, AARON CALEB

12/21/2022

“For attempt crimes against persons—like capital murder of police—does attempt law require ‘striking distance’ proximity and weapons display and positioning or movement toward the intended victim to constitute ‘an act amounting to more than mere preparation that tends but fails to effect the comm...

BALTIMORE, IJAH IWASEY

10/26/2022

“Does sworn, unchallenged testimony on a material issue have probative value?”

PHILLIPS, ANDRE

10/26/2022

“Is it reversible error to allow the State to argue that maintaining his innocence is evidence of a defendant’s guilt?”

Ex parte Tonya Couch

10/19/2022

“The Court of Appeals erred in concluding that a pretrial facial challenge to the constitutionality of a statute requires the requested relief to result in immediate release on all charges.”