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February 2008 Decision and Opinion Release Dates: Feb. 1, 7, 15, 21, 28, 29, 2008 FEBRUARY 2008 CIVIL CASE TABLE FEBRUARY 2008 DECIDED CASES (with links to opinions in civil cases) February 29, 2008 Civil Causes Decided: In re Allianz Global Risk US (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 29, 2008)(per curiam) (mandamus not appropriate against judge who did not sign the order) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Nuchia and Higley 01-06-00165-CV In re Allianz Global Risk US, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Allstate Insurance Company, Chubb Indemnity Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, et al. Appeal from 11th District Court of Harris County (Judge Mark Davidson) In re Marsh USA Inc. (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 29, 2008)(per curiam) (whom may mandamus relief be sought against, wrong judge here) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Nuchia and Higley 01-06-00166-CV In re Marsh USA Inc. (Delaware) and Marsh USA Inc. (Texas) Appeal from 11th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Mark Davidson) February 28, 2008 Civil Causes Decided: Scott Bader, Inc. v. Sandstone Products, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008)(Higley) (products liability, imposition of sanctions by trial court) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Higley Before Justices Nuchia, Keyes and Higley 01-05-00940-CV Scott Bader, Inc., Amy C. Wright, Kern & Wooley, L.L.P., and National Pigments & Chemicals, Inc. v. Sandstone Products, Inc. Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn Wood) Dissenting Opinion by Justice Keyes in Scott Bader, Inc. v. Sandstone Products, Inc. (sanctions) Landers v. State Farm Lloyds (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008)(subst. op by. Hanks) (insurance law, admission of evidence) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice George C. Hanks, JR. Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00181-CV E. Dean Landers and Margaret F. Landers v. State Farm Lloyds and Reuben Quintero Appeal from 280th District Court of Harris County (Judge Tony Lindsay) City of Houston v. Hildebrandt (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008)(Hanks) (firefighter law suits, UDJA, declaratory judgment, statutory penalty) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00936-CV City of Houston v. Alan Hildebrandt Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County (Judge Elizabeth Ray) Lofton v. Marmaxx Operating Corp. (Tex.app.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008)(Hanks) (premises liability) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-06-01109-CV Debra Lofton v. Marmaxx Operating Corp., Individually and d/b/a T. J. Maxx Appeal from 113th District Court of Harris County (Judge Patricia Hancock) Hopkins v. DFPS No. 01-07-00313-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008)(Keyes) (termination of parental rights) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala Robyn Rachelle Hopkins, Guadalupe Padilla v. Department Family & Protective Services Appeal from 315th District Court of Harris County (Judge Michael H. Schneider Jr.) Koll Bren Fund VI LP v. HCAD (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008) (Radack) (property tax protest, tax appeal, judicial review of decision of government entity providing administrate appeal, standing, exhaustion of administrative remedies) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland 01-07-00321-CV Koll Bren Fund VI LP and Hartman 3100 Weslayan Acquisitions, LP v. Harris County Appraisal District and The Appraisal Review Board of Harris County Appraisal District Appeal from 113th District Court of Harris County (Judge Hon. Patricia Hancock) Findley-Smith, MD v. Smith (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008)(Keyes) (HCLC, expert report, denial of motion to dismiss affirmed) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00360-CV Joi M. Findley-Smith, M.D. and Peggy Taylor, M.D., P.A. v. Holly Smith and Husband, Christopher Smith, Individually and A/N/F of Cameron Smith, a minor Appeal from 281st District Court of Harris County (Judge David J. Bernal) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00848-CV Fedell Price v. Stafford Oaks Apartments Appeal from County Court at Law No 3 of Fort Bend County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-07-01043-CV In re Esther Ward--Appeal from 270th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-01098-CV Stateside Enterprises Inc. v. The Chair King, Inc.- Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County In re Shoreline Partners LLC (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Fab. 28. 2008)(Keyes) (plenary jurisdiction, reinstatement order void) GRANT PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala 01-08-00013-CV In re Shoreline Partners, LLC, Prenits B. Tomlinson, Jr., Individually and Thomas E. Hardisty, Individually--Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County (Judge Elizabeth Ray) Criminal Causes Decided: AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-00972-CR Thairin Arnell Walker v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 405th District Court of Galveston County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-01024-CR Bruce Milner v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 23rd District Court of Brazoria County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-01159-CR Deon Demeche Jones v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00107-CR Charles Anthony Grant v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 208th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00213-CR Martin Lee Garza v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 10th District Court of Galveston County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00256-CR Willie Deon McAdams v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00381-CR Bruce Glenn Milner v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 239th District Court of Brazoria County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-07-00822-CR Kendrick Earl Edwards v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 400th District Court of Ft. Bend County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00926-CR Bernardino Ruiz v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris County February 21, 2008 Civil Causes Decided: Enviropower LLC v. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008)(Hanks) (domestication and enforcement of foreign judgments, exception, death penalty sanctions leading to default judgment) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Hanks 01-04-01111-CV Enviropower, L.L.C. v. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Martha Hill Jamison) Enviropower LLC v. Bear, Sterns & Con. Inc. (Tex.App. Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008) (Opinion by en banc order by Justice Evelyn Keyes)(net worth) GRANT MOTION: Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Hanks 01-04-01111-CV Enviropower, L.L.C. v. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County (Judge Martha Hill Jamison) Justice Bland wrote concurrence on en banc review in Environpower LLC v. Bear, Stern & Co. Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008)(Concurrence by Bland)(net worth) OPINION CONCURRING WITH THIS COURT'S JUDGMENT: Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Hanks 01-04-01111-CV Enviropower, L.L.C. v. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County (Honorable Martha Hill Jamison) Hanks wrote a dissenting opinion on en banc review in Environpower LLC v. Bear, Stern & Co. Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008)(Dissent by Hanks)(net worth, supersedeas bond) OPINION DISSENTING TO THIS COURT'S JUDGMENT: Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Hanks 01-04-01111-CV Enviropower, L.L.C. v. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County (District Court Judge Martha Hill Jamison) Cypress Northwest Associates, Ltd. v. Wayne Duddleston, Ltd II. (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008) (Superseding opinion by Hanks, December 20, 2007 opinion withdrawn) (breach of contract claim, statute of limitations, breach of restrictive covenant, sj reversed) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Before Judge Wilson, Justices Hanks and Bland 01-05-00827-CV Cypress Northwest Associates, Ltd. v. Wayne Duddlesten, Ltd., and BC Alliance, Inc. Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn Wood) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00247-CV Don Avni Kaminetzky a/k/a Don K. Avni, et al. v. Fred Bonton, Jr., et al. Appeal from 61st District Court of Harris County General Electric Cap. Corp. v. Knapp, Jr. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008)(Higley) (UFTA, fraudulent transfer) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00010-CV General Electric Capital Corporation v. A. John Knapp, Jr., also known as A. John Knapp Appeal from 113th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Patricia Hancock) Daniels v. State (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008)(Bland) (forfeiture, intervention, finality of order, interlocutory order, DWOJ) DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Justice Bland Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland 01-07-00120-CV Leiroi M. Daniels, Owner of the 2000 Mercedes Automobile VIN #WDBNG75J4YA39643 v. The State of Texas Appeal from 157th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Ronald L. Wilson) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala 01-07-00396-CV Thomas Richards v. Kathleen Richards Appeal from 309th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland 01-07-00586-CV Marcella Winters v. Fondren Glen Plaza Property, et al Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00811-CV Henry A. Dyles, Jr. v. Reber Joel Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 3 of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala 01-07-00846-CV Anita Hochstein v. Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., Successor by Corporate Merger to Great Western Bank, A Federal Savings Bank Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00945-CV In re Artis Charles Harrell Appeal from 189th District Court of Harris County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Justices Jennings, Higley and Bland 01-08-00100-CV In re Rosalind B. Myers Appeal from 328th District Court of Fort Bend County Criminal Causes Decided: AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-00682-CR Sheikh Mohammed Sohail v. The State of Texas--Appeal from County Court at Law No 3 of Fort Bend County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-01025-CR Jerry Dale White v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 263rd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00050-CR Robert Amos Bogany v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00090-CR Robert C. Jordan v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 176th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-07-00778-CR Gustavo Martinez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 174th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-07-00779-CR Gustavo Martinez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 174th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00781-CR Luis Arturo Espinal v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Alcala and Bland) 01-08-00047-CR In re Dan Thomas--Appeal from 232nd District Court of Harris County February 15, 2008 Civil Causes Decided Koval v. Kirkland Contractors, Inc. (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 15, 2008)(Davie Wilson) (res judicata based on bankruptcy proceeding, attorney's fees under the Probate Code, waiver of cross-issues on appeal) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Judge Davie Wilson Before Judge Wilson, Justices Alcala and Hanks 01-06-00067-CV Linda Koval v. Henry Kirkland Contractors, Inc. Appeal from Probate Court No 3 of Harris County (Judge Hon. Rory R. Olsen) February 14, 2008 Civil Causes Decided: DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (failure to file brief) (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-05-00793-CV In The Matter of R. B. S.--Appeal from 314th District Court of Harris County City of Galveston, Texas, and BP v. Saint-Paul, No. 01-06-00580-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 14, 2008)(Alcala) (Open Meetings Act, lease case, real estate transaction, standing, attorney's fees) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Alcala) The City of Galveston, Texas; BP Energy Company, Intervenor; Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves v. Nancy Saint-Paul--Appeal from 122nd District Court of Galveston County (Judge Hon. John Ellisor) St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute v. Poland No. 01-06-01038-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 14, 2008)(Taft) HCLC, medical malpractice, timeliness of expert report) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Taft Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute v. Raymon Poland, individually and as independent administrator of the estate of Jesse Poland, Robert Martin, and Frank Martin Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (Judge Ken Wise) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (nonpayment of fees) (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00789-CV Evelyn Collin Maikranz v. Saba Properties--Appeal from 133rd District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (motion to dismiss) (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-01047-CV Paul Randolph Philip, Jr. v. Ereka Washington Philip--Appeal from 246th District Court of Harris County Criminal Causes Decided: DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-05-00802-CR Ralph Tyler v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 184th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00767-CR Raymond Luis Hooker v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-00884-CR Martin J. Uribe v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 263rd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-00991-CR Christy Nicole Tibbs v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 184th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-01051-CR Stephen Charles Mackay v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 178th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-06-01166-CR Harvey Bernard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-06-01167-CR Harvey Bernard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-06-01168-CR Harvey Bernard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-06-01169-CR Harvey Bernard Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00108-CR Joe Luis Gutierrez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 174th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00334-CR Joseph Prejean v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 351st District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00770-CR Joe Nathan Mosely v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 263rd District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00855-CR Josea Juan Cantu AKA Leopoldo Aguado-Guel v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County February 13, 2008 Civil Causes Decided: Criminal Cases: AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-00787-CR Jose Luis Garcia v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 174th District Court of Harris County February 7, 2008 Civil Causes Decided: National Family Life Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 7, 2008)(Alcala) (insurance law, timeliness of notice, sicko law, health insurance coverage) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-06-00245-CV National Family Care Life Insurance Company v. Lelia E. Vann Appeal from 239th District Court of Brazoria County (Judge Patrick Edward Sebesta) Austin v. Countywide Home Loans (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 7, 2008)(Hanks) (suit on promissory note) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00547-CV Albert O. Austin v. Countrywide Home Loans, Rex L. Kessler, Thomas E. Redder and Keith Morris Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (Judge Kenneth P. Wise) Williams v. Unifund CCR Partners Assignee of CitiBank 264 S.W.3d 231 (2008)(Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 7, 2008)(Keyes) (consumer credit card debt suit, judgment reversed, sworn account not proper for credit card debt collection, attorney's fees) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala 01-06-00927-CV Edward Williams v. Unifund CCR Partners Assignee of CitiBank Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County (Judge Lynn Bradshaw-Hull) American Heritage, Inc. v. Nevada Gold & Casionos, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 7 2008)(Bland) (standing, alter ego theory) MODIFY TC JUDGMENT AND AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT AS MODIFIED: Opinion by Justice Bland Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00057-CV American Heritage, Inc., d/b/a The Gillmann Group v. Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Reece Rondon) Thomas v. Centerpoint Energy, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 7, 2008)(Bland) (animal law, car - horse collision, proof of negligence, causation, evidence) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland 01-07-00318-CV Lillian Thomas, John Ellard and Chris Ortiz v. Centerpoint Energy, Inc., and Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC Appeal from 412th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County (Judge W. Edwin Denman) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-07-01107-CV Citizens Automobile Finance, Inc., doing business as Citizens Recreation Finance v. SIMS RV World, Inc., doing business as SIMS RV World, and Jared Nolt--Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County Criminal Causes Decided: AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-05-00593-CR Israel Herrera v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-05-00594-CR Israel Herrera v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-00369-CR Wendell Roy Mitchel v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00790-CR Searn Moun, a/k/a Kim Loren, a/k/a Moa Soeun, a/k/a Moun Sen, a/k/a Chan Knip v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 23rd District Court of Brazoria County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00840-CR Hector Becerra, Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 23rd District Court of Brazoria County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00859-CR Barbara Dean Baldwin v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 240th District Court of Fort Bend County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00860-CR Barbara Dean Baldwin v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 240th District Court of Fort Bend County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00861-CR Tommy Baldwin v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 240th District Court of Fort Bend County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00862-CR Tommy Baldwin v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 240th District Court of Fort Bend County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00933-CR Isaac Elmore v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 176th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala) 01-06-00946-CR Bartholomew Antonio Guzman v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-01054-CR Keith Lionell Wiltz v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 232nd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00049-CR Ernest Pleasant v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00065-CR John Edward Collins v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00109-CR Victor Manuel Moreno v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00110-CR Victor Manuel Moreno v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00259-CR Kelly Patterson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00260-CR Kelly Patterson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00385-CR Jose Guadalupe Contreras v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-07-00590-CR Michael Eugene Smith v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 174th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00773-CR Amandeep Singh v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 178th District Court of Harris County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland) 01-08-00048-CR In re Franklin Jones--Appeal from of County February 1, 2008 Civil Causes Decided: Poland v. Grigore (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 1, 2008)(Taft) (HCLA, Med Mal, expert report) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala 01-07-00197-CV Raymon Poland, individually and as independent administrator of the estate of Jesse Pland, Robert Martin, and Frank Martin v. Dr. Alina Grigore and Dr. Arthur S. Keats & Associates Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (Judge Ken Wise) . |
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