Decisions of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston
November 2007
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Appeals With Signed or Per Curiam Opinions Released November 2007
Criminal Cases

DETAILS FOR CRIMINAL CASES DECIDED BY THE FOURTEENTH COURT
OF APPEALS IN NOVEMBER 2007

November 2007

November 29, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)
14-05-01227-CR Cesar Andrade v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County

CONCURRING/DISSENTING: Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)
14-05-01227-CR Cesar Andrade v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00328-CR Eric Lenard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00329-CR Eric Lenard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00330-CR Eric Lenard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00331-CR Eric Lenard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)
14-06-00351-CR Gerrard Eugene Dixon v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris
County

CONCURRING: Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)
14-06-00351-CR Gerrard Eugene Dixon v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-00860-CR Zarren Markeith Scott v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-00884-CR Billy Ray Smiley v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-00885-CR Billy Ray Smiley v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore, Opinion by Justice Anderson, Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-06-00997-CR Robert Steven McClendon v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of
Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00116-CR Ex Parte Darrell J. Brown--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 1 of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00199-CR Ex Parte Junfang Xie--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 9 of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00268-CR Tracey Denise Sims v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00439-CR Marcus Davis v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00440-CR Marcus Davis v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Frost)
14-07-00483-CR Ex Parte Christine Marie Paolilla v.--Appeal from 351st District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00817-CR Nathan Mark Strange v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 174th District Court of Harris
County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00845-CR Charles Lee Kallie v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 184th District Court of Harris
County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-07-00904-CR Jesse Claude Carswell v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of
Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-07-00951-CR Adrian Hightower v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 351st District Court of Harris
County

November 27, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:



November 20, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-06-00829-CR Perry Rosland Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 122nd District Court of
Galveston County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-06-00830-CR Perry Rosland Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 122nd District Court of
Galveston County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-06-00831-CR Perry Rosland Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 122nd District Court of
Galveston County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-06-00832-CR Perry Rosland Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 122nd District Court of
Galveston County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-01001-CR Edgar Guijon--Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris County

November 16, 2007

In Re: Ashley Paige Benton (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 16, 2007)(Opinion by Justice Guzman)
(
constitutional law, first amendment, free speech, Gag order in teen's murder trial set aside by
mandamus)
(Before Justices Hudson, Fowler and Guzman)
Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris County
Disposition: Mandamus relief granted; district court judge ordered to vacate gag order
Mandamus petition from the 177th Criminal District Court (Hon. Devon Anderson)

Criminal Causes Decided: None


November 15, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-00722-CR Mike Sidney Maltz v. The State of Texas--Appeal from County Court at Law No 1 of Fort
Bend County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00467-CR Clarence McFarlin, Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from County Court at Law #4 of
Fort Bend County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00725-CR Eliceo Ortegon Menchaca v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 185th District Court of
Harris County

November 13, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:



November 8, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:


DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-06-00372-CR Omar Garcia v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00299-CR Richard Mendiola v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 239th District Court of Brazoria
County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-07-00348-CR Allen Buseta Custodio v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 351st District Court of Harris
County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-07-00350-CR Ex Parte Allen Buseta Custodio v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 351st District Court
of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00506-CR Ex Parte Khalil Haddad v.--Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00912-CR Dwayne Andre Pierson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 5 of
Harris County

November 6, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:

REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman
14-06-00634-CR Wade Lucas v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Ct at Law No 3 & Probate Ct of
Brazoria County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore
14-06-00637-CR Manuel Richard Pena v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris
County

REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore
14-06-00883-CR Christopher James Kelley v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 178th District Court of
Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore
14-06-00889-CR Robert Edward Collins v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris
County

Civil Causes Decided:

November 1, 2007

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-00728-CR Chester T. Machen, Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 8 of
Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-06-00875-CR Steven TriDung Trinh v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 232nd District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Frost)
14-07-00132-CR Kevin Michael Ogilvie v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Frost and Seymore)
14-07-00384-CR Stephen Burkes v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 149th District Court of Brazoria
County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00808-CR Olawale Saheed Raji v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 232nd District Court of Harris
County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00842-CR Nhut Tan Pham v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris County
Judges
Chief Justice
Adele Hedges
Justice John Anderson
Justice Richard Edelman
Justice Wanda Fowler
Justice Eva M. Guzman
Justice Harvey Hudson
Justice Charles W. Seymore
Justice Kem Thompson Frost
Justice Leslie Brook Yates
 
Texas Supreme Court
Houston's First Court of Appeals
Houston Judges
Harris County Civil Courts

Oral Argument and Conference Calendar for  
November 2007

Causes Set for Submission on Oral Argument

SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 11/7/2007 AT
10:30 AM
(Before Justices Hudson, Fowler and Guzman)

14-06-00437-CV  
Harris County Hospital District v. Textac
Partners I, A Texas General Partnership, Houston ISD, Houston
Community College, City of Houston, Harris County, Texas  Harris
County (CCCL#1 - Hon. Block)

14-07-00804-CV  
In Re: Ashley Paige Benton  Harris County
(177th DC - Hon. Devon Anderson)


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 11/13/2007 AT
1:30 PM
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)

14-06-00436-CV  
Allstate Indemnity Company and Allstate
Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Hadley Medical Clinic;
Hampton Medical Clinic; Imperial Valley Medical Clinic; and
Southwest Houston Physician Center  Harris County (CCCL#1 -
Hon Jack Cagle)

14-07-00206-CV  
Paddy Argovitz v. Jerry Argovitz  Harris County
(309th DC - Hon. Rynd)

14-07-00379-CV  
Saturn Capital Corporation v. The City of
Houston  Harris County (CCCL#2 - Hon. Jacqueline Lucci-Smith)


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 11/14/2007 AT
10:30 AM
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)

14-06-00593-CV  
David Lawrence Swaab v. Janie Guerra Swaab  
Harris County (246th DC - Hon. York)

14-06-00848-CV  
Lenieta Wylene Trousdale v. Annette M. Henry,
R. Christopher Bell and Bell & Henry L.L.P.  Harris County (129th
DC - Hon. Dorfman)

14-07-00545-CV  
Mansour Sanjar, M.D., & Ted W. Krell, M.D. v.
Augustine Turner, Lionel Coleman, Sr., Ronniqua D. Coleman and
Laporscha Coleman, As Heirs and Representatives of the Estate
of Karen Yvette Green, Deceased  Harris County (215th DC -
Hon. Benton)


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 11/26/2007 AT
1:30 PM
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Frost and Guzman)

14-07-00590-CV  
In Re: Michael Hicks and Jerry Fazio  Austin
County (155th DC - Hon. Daniel Beck)


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 11/27/2007 AT
1:30 PM
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)

14-07-00415-CV  
EPG and Stanton G. Holt v. RDM, Inc.  Harris
County (129th DC - Hon. Dorfman)


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 11/28/2007 AT
10:30 AM
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)

14-06-00605-CV  
Juan Gomez, as Parent and Next Friend of
Michael Gomez, a Minor v. James P. Hernon, M.D., John Devine,
M.D., Pasadena Health Care Management, Inc., Southmore
Medical Center, LTD and Touchstone Health Care Management,
Inc.  Harris County - (11th DC)

14-06-00957-CV  Juan Gomez as Parent and Next Friend of M.G.,
a Minor v. James P. Hernon, M.D., John Devine, M.D., Pasadena
Health Care Management, Inc., Southmore Medical Center, Ltd.,
and Touchstone Health Care Management, Inc.  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 12/3/2007 AT
1:30 PM
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)

14-07-00624-CV  
In Re: Russell Craig Collins  Fort Bend County
(387th DC - Hon. Kern)

Causes Set for Submission on Briefs

SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/6/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)

14-06-00877-CR  Antonio Salazar v. The State of Texas  Brazoria

14-06-00988-CR  Oliver Jewel Stroman v. The State of Texas  
Brazoria

14-07-00022-CV  Fe De La Calzada v. American First National
Bank  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/6/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Guzman)

14-07-00001-CV  Mirna Acosta, Individually and as next of friends,
Natural Parent, and Legal Guardian of Denis Acosta v. Memorial
Hermann Hospital System, Memorial Hermann Hospital System
d/b/a Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Dinsdale W. Ford,
M.D., and Greater Houston Anesthesiology, P.A  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/7/2007
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)

14-06-00701-CV  Simulis, LLC v. General Electric Capital
Corporation  Harris

14-06-00827-CR  Willie Ann Burton v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00989-CR  Heriberto Muniz v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-07-00527-CV  Greenfield Energy Inc., Greenfield Energy Inc.,
and Greenfield Oil Trinidad Ltd., v. EOG Resources, Inc.,
Lawrence Duprey, Primera Oil & Gas Limited, Primera East
Brighton Limited, and CL Financial Limited  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/13/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)

14-06-00724-CR  Tameka Nichole Martin v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-00997-CR  Robert Steven McClendon v. The State of
Texas  Harris

14-06-01012-CR  Jose Marcos Tijerino v. The State of Texas  
Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/14/2007
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)

14-06-01025-CR  Juan Jose Resendez v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01028-CR  Hector Manuel Quezada v. The State of Texas  
Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/27/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)

14-06-01027-CR  Carol Ann Hoey v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-07-00037-CR  Jimmie Keith Evans v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-07-00049-CV  Soon AE Song d/b/a Washateria E-Z and Kon
Ho Song d/b/a Washateria E-Z v. Global Fox Financial  Harris

14-07-00211-CV  Fedgess Shopping Centers, Ltd. v. MNC SSP,
Inc.: MNC MCT, Inc.;MNC Memorial City Terrace L.P.; and MNC
Spring Shadows Place, L.P  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/28/2007
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)

14-06-00923-CV  Bennett Truck Transport, LLC v. William
Brothers Construction  Harris

14-06-01043-CR  James Earnest Byars v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01044-CR  James Earnest Byars v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01088-CR  Lisa Margaret Hunter-Odulate v. The State of
Texas  Harris

14-06-01118-CR  Patrick Lee Campbell A.K.A. Patrick Lee
Campbell, Jr. v. The State of Texas  Galveston


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 11/29/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Judge Murphy, Justice Frost)

14-06-00144-CR  Raul Enrique Iglesias v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-00621-CR  Eduardo Rivera- Reyes v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-07-00399-CV  Cedyco Corporation v. Carolyn Tubbs  Harris

14-07-00639-CV  San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and New
Triumph Healthcare of Texas, LLC d/b/a Triumph Hospital East
Houston v. Eric Bennett, Individually as Representative of the
Estate of Mary Jane Taylor, Deceased  Harris
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