Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas - September 2008 Opinion Summaries

Brown v. Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence of death for capital murder are affirmed on automatic appeal over claims of error regarding: 1) the corroboration of the...

Clarke v. Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for sexual assault, denial of a Brady claim as waived by defendant's failure to raise it during proceedings on a motion for a new...

Grissam v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Reversal of a conviction for burglary is vacated and remanded where: 1) the abstract statement of law and the application paragraph submitted to the...

Tita v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmation of conviction for aggregated theft is reversed and remanded for a harm analysis where: 1) the indictment was statutorily required to...

Shepherd v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Affirmation of denial of motion to suppress evidence and conviction for possession of marijuana are affirmed where police entry into defendant's house...

Abbott v. Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Reversal of trial court's denial of a motion for time-served credit for defendant convicted of indecency with a child and subsequently sentenced to...

Barrera v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Deletion of a restitution order imposed as part of a sentence for murder is reversed and remanded where: 1) there was no evidentiary basis for the...

Bass v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Reversal of conviction for indecency with a child is reversed and remanded where extraneous-offense evidence from other alleged victims was properly...