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  • Sanchez v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-06-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
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    Case Number: 08-20-00179-CR

    A criminal defendant, who appealed the denial of a motion for DNA testing, failed to show that DNA testing would have made a difference in his conviction.

  • In the Interest of RW

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 06-21-00012-CV

    Following a bench trial, the trial court terminated mother's parental rights to R.W. on three specified grounds and found termination was in the child's best interest.

  • Bulkley v. Department of Industrial

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Regulation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-40020

    Appellant, a company that transports refrigerated goods interstate, twice sued appellee, the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the State of California, arguing that it cannot enforce California regulations in Texas.

  • Advanced Technology v. Krenek

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Fee Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Spain
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-19-00459-CV

    A company, that filed suit against the mayor of a town for deprivation of constitutional and statutory rights, was able to show that the full amount of awarded attorney fees was unjustified.

  • Kostura v. Judge

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Law Firm Partners
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Doss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 07-20-00310-CV

    In 2003, the parties formed a law firm with each partner owning one-third of the firm's shares.

  • In the Interest of RDE

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-20-00275-CV

    In 2016, the trial court signed a final decree of divorce terminating the marriage of R.E. and M.E. and ordering R.E. to pay $603.25 in child support per month for their two children.

  • Ary v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Lockwood, (Office of the Public Defender Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Jesup, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Higgins, Jacquelyn Johnson, Thomas Buscemi, (District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0165

    Court affirms child molestation convictions over defendant's evidentiary challenges, contention of error in a jury charge, and claim of ineffective assistance

  • Brazil v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alonzo Nelson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie Hackett, Ashley Wine, (Hackett & Wine LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Royce Bluitt, (The Bluitt Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0037

    Court affirms denial of mother's petition to modify child custody and her motion for a new trial where father's relocation was not a material change in circumstances

  • In the Matter of RC

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-19-00246-CV

    Appellant, R.C., a juvenile, challenged the trial court's adjudication order that found he engaged in delinquent conduct by committing the offense of felony murder.

  • Horner v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 06-20-00067-CR

    Appellant was convicted of indecency with a child, his granddaughter, by sexual contact and sentenced to twenty years' incarceration.