Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas - July 2009 Opinion Summaries

Sakil v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's assault conviction is affirmed, where the trial court properly included an instruction in the jury charge stating that voluntary...

Nguyen v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug conviction is reversed, where the arresting officer failed to warn Defendant of all of his rights under Section 3, Article 38.22,...

Moore v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed where, when the trial court rejected Defendant's plea agreement during the sentencing hearing, it was required...

Russeau v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a capital murder matter, Defendant's sentence is affirmed where a rational jury could have concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant...

Montoya v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug possession conviction is affirmed, where the evidence must be sufficient to raise a bona fide doubt in the judge's mind about the...

Menefee v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug conviction is reversed, where a sworn acknowledgment that a defendant is opting to plead "guilty" to the charged offense (without...