Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas - February 2007 Opinion Summaries

Ex parte Noyola

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
An application for habeas relief challenging a refusal to grant street-time credit under Texas Government Code section 508.283 is granted where...

State of Texas v. Herndon

Criminal Law & Procedure
Texas law does not require a party to preserve error for purposes of appeal as a precondition for the trial court to consider the merits of a motion...

Ex parte Roemer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
An application for habeas relief challenging a sentence for driving while intoxicated (DWI) is granted where, although the applicant's attorney...

Bahm v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure
The addition of the phrase "according to my belief" in an inmate declaration does not invalidate an otherwise acceptable motion for new trial.

Casey v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A judgment reversing a conviction for sexual assault is reversed where the court of appeals erred in holding that: 1) certain photographs admitted...

McNac v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for sexual assault of a child is affirmed where any error in admitting certain Crawford evidence was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

State of Texas v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A motorist violates the law when a license plate frame obscures or partially obscures some aspect of the original design of the license plate, such...

Ex Parte Perales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
A petition for writ of habeas corpus from a conviction for delivery of cocaine, by actual transfer to petitioner's unborn child, is granted where the...

Tuck v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure
An inquiry into the reasonableness of a defendant's expenses and financial obligations is proper in order to adequately determine whether a defendant...