Texas

Cole v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4798 (TX Ct. App. 2020) Self-defense requires confession of underlying conduct. Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo June 29, 2020, Decided No. 07-19-00230-CR 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4798 GARY ANTHONY COLE, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE Judges: Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, […]

Paredes-Ruiz v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4619 (TX Ct. app. 1st 2020) Directed verdicts, how do they work? Self-defense as confession and avoidance defense. Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston June 23, 2020, Opinion Issued 01-19-00200-CR 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4619 ALAIN PAREDES-RUIZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Judges: Panel

Baker v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4444 (TX Ct. App. 2020) Message: In a self-defense case it’s also the deceased who is “on trial.” Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo June 12, 2020, Decided No. 07-19-00048-CR 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4444 MATTHEW JAMES BAKER, APPELLANT v. STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE Judges: Before

Reese v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3771 (TX Ct. App. 2020) Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo May 4, 2020, Decided No. 07-19-00253-CR 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3771 Judges: Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and DOSS, JJ. Opinion by: Patrick A. Pirtle Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Edward Demond Reese, appeals from his

Arevalo v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 2366 (TX Ct. App. 1st 2020) Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston March 24, 2020, Opinion Issued LOSD Brief: Facts: This case involves a domestic dispute between a husband, the Defendant, and wife, the Victim.  The Victim had called the police, and upon arrival the police

Wright v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 2280 (TX Ct. App. 13th 2020) Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi – Edinburg March 19, 2020, Delivered LOSD Brief: Facts: The Defendant was sleeping with a woman with whom he’d also been engaged in some substantial drug transactions.  During the night the Defendant heard

Pedregon v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 2050 (TX Ct. App. 8th 2020) Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso March 10, 2020, Decided LOSD Brief: Facts: Interesting enough, these events took place in the parking lot outside a tactical gear supply store, one creatively enough named “Ultimate Tactical Gear Supply.”  I guess

Reyna v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 1557 (TX Ct. App. 14th 2020) Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston February 25, 2020, Opinion Filed LOSD Summary: Facts:  The defendant, an admitted crack cocaine dealer, got into a confrontation with a customer, who would be the victim in this case.  The defendant was standing

Day v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 817 (TX Ct. App. 13th 2020) LOSD Summary: This case involves a domestic dispute in which both the defendant and his female partner (and mother of his children) wielded guns against the other.  Only the defendant ended up firing a shot, which struck a couch, and he was

Romero v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 663 (TX Ct. App. 5th 2020) LOSD Summary: This case is an illustrative example of a defendant failing to meet their burden of production on self-defense.  Once a defendant meets their burden of producing some evidence on self-defense, the state is obliged to disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable