ON THE COURT’S OWN MOTION 1. “Whether the Ranger made a positive promise to Appellant under Garcia v. State, 919 S.W.2d 370 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994), when he said that ‘there’s no reason on this deal why you shouldn’t be adjudicated as a juvenile. And what that means is they’re going to get you hel...
1. “Did the court of appeals err by determining that Texas Government Code § 30.00027 deprived the intermediate appellate court of jurisdiction to hear the State’s appeal from an adverse decision made by a county-level court reviewing a judgment from a municipal court of record? a. Does Chapter 3...
“Does the trial court have the discretion to make an affirmative finding of family violence during sentencing prior to adjudication?”
1. “Whether the fact that a witness is a foreign national no longer in this country and without legal authority to enter this country is itself sufficient to show unavailability of the witness for purposes of the hearsay exceptions in Texas Rule of Evidence 804?” 2. “Whether statements by a prose...
1. “Regarding the assessment of the state consolidated court cost, which date controls – the offense date or the date of conviction?” 2. “Regarding the assessment of the state consolidated court cost for offenses committed before January 1, 2020, which date controls – the offense date or the date...
1. “The 87th Legislature passed Senate Bill 1373 which amended Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 42.15(a-1). The amendment requires courts to conduct ability-to-pay inquiries ‘on the record.’ The amendment became effective on September 1, 2021. The bill said the statutory changes apply to fi...
1. “May a reviewing court rely exclusively on the ‘custodial interrogation environment’ rather than assess whether a defendant was subjected to interrogation regarding the invocation of the right to interrogation counsel and, if so, may a defendant prospectively invoke their right to interrogatio...
1. “When cumulation of sentences is ordered, should objection be required to complain on appeal about a deficiency of proof supporting it or lack of specificity in the written order?” 2. “Was the evidence in this case adequate to connect appellant to a prior sentence?” 3. “When cumulation of sent...