1. “A divided appellate court ignored the law governing the review of suppression rulings by usurping the deference given to the trial court as to the credibility of witnesses and evidence.” 2. “A divided appellate court disagreed on a material question of law necessary to the court’s decision ...
STATE’S PDR 1. “Does a court of appeals have the authority to abate for an out-of time motion for new trial and preemptively compel a hearing thereon?” 2. “The court of appeals’s review of the trial court’s ruling was procedurally and substantively defective.” APPELLANT’S PDR 1. “Did the court of...
“The Court of Appeals erred in analyzing the harm, bias and prejudice injected into the trial by allowing the introduction of rap videos and Facebook pages.”
1. “The court of appeals employed a heightened standard for probable cause, departing from the flexible standard required by law.” 2. “The court of appeals applied inconsistent standards for probable cause in its analyses of the warrant affidavits for the searches of the appellant’s cell phone d...
“If a witness testifies at a criminal trial while wearing a surgical mask that covers the witness’s nose and mouth, is a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to face-to-face confrontation denied?” “Is there a general exception during a global pandemic to the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause and...
“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...
“Does sworn, unchallenged testimony on a material issue have probative value?”
1. “Did the Second Court of Appeals’ Majority Err in Using the Mosley Factors to Determine Whether the Trial Court Abused its Discretion in Denying Appellant’s Motion for Mistrial?” 2. “The Dissent Correctly Concludes that Under Either Rule 44.2(b) or the Mosley Factors, the Judgments of Convicti...
denotes a petition filled by SPA