• Marilyn Marche Kirkland v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2017-11-27
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Morriss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 06-17-00055

    Appellant Marilyn Marche Kirkland was convicted of murder after a two day trial and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment.

  • Macias v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Keyes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-16-00664-CR

    Appellant Johnny Melchor Macias was convicted of third degree indecency with his child, who was 14 years old at the time of trial.

  • Navarro v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Gray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 10-16-00173-CR

    Appellant David Navarro was convicted of continuous sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by way of contact.

  • Kuentz v. Cole Systems

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wise
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-15-01031-CV

    Kuentz, a sales manager for a car dealership in Houston, was shot and killed at work by Keith Grimmett, a salesman.

  • Evans v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge King
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-11099

    Evans was convicted by a Texas jury for the murder of Crystal Jenkins, and was sentenced to life in prison.

  • Bryan v. Papalia

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-15-00802-CV

    Following an investment plan by which appellant allowed appellee to manage, appellant was informed by the IRS that it was subject to an audit and substantial additional taxes.

  • State of Texas v. Norris

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jamison
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-16-00455-CR

    Appellee Eric Norris was arrested and questioned regarding a murder that occurred during a robbery.

  • Patton v. Vanterpool

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hunstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Allen Sanders, Jr. (Andrews & Sanders Law Offices), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Benton Purvis, Michael Eric Manely (The Manely Firm, PC.), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S17A0767

    The Court reversed the grant of summary judgment to mother on the issue of paternity in a divorce action, finding that O.C.G.A. 19-7-21, which creates an irrebuttable presumption of legitimacy with respect to children conceived by means of artificial insemination does not extend to children conceived by in-vitro fertilization treatment.

  • State_Elrod

    Publication Date: 2017-11-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge RICHARDSON
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: PD-0704-16

    Elrods wife, Marshal Stovall, was arrested after she tried to cash a fraudulent check. She told officers where she was staying (in a motel), that Elrod and her children were in the same room, and that the room was being used to print counterfeit checks, drivers licenses and social security cards

  • In the Interest of E.R.W., 14-17-00178-CV (TexApp Dist 09/05/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-09-05
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth
    Judge: KEM THOMPSON FROST, CHIEF JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-17-00178-CV

    Following an investigation into appellant's abuse of prescription medication and methamphetamines, as well as additional allegations of neglect, the Department of Family and Protective Services