1. “Whether, if the Attorney General has the authority to prosecute this case under § 273.021, the statute’s grant of prosecutorial authority violates the separation of powers requirement in the Texas Constitution.” 2. “Whether the Attorney General has the authority to prosecute ‘election law’ ca...
“Can harmlessness be presumed from a silent record when a defendant has been denied his constitutional and statutory rights to be present during a pretrial proceeding?”
1. “The court of appeals erred in holding the trial judge abused her discretion in admitting into evidence two of appellant’s prior cocaine convictions in order to prove appellant’s knowledge and/or intent with regard to the cocaine recovered in the charged offense, even after a defense witness c...
1. “State’s Exhibit 177 was Admissible Under Article 37.07, § 3(a)(1) Because it was ‘Relevant to Sentencing’ and the Fourteenth Court of Appeals Erred in not Being Guided by the Language of the Statute.” 2. “If State’s Exhibit 177 was Admitted in Error, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals Erred in F...
“Did the First Court of Appeals err by acting as factfinder in appellant’s 11.072 habeas proceeding? Unlike the Court of Criminal Appeals in an Article 11.07 writ, the 1st Court of Appeals’ role in an Article 11.072 writ is purely that of an appellate court. Consequently, the question before the ...
1. “Whether prior possession and use of contraband may be admitted to prove knowledge of contraband and intent to possess contraband under Rules 403 and 404(b) of the Texas Rules of Evidence.” 2. “Whether prior possession and use of contraband may be admitted under Rules 403 and 404(b) of the Tex...
1. “Did the Court of Appeals err in concluding that Appellant failed to preserve error?” 2. “Did the trial court violate Art. 36.22?” 3. “Is harm presumed when a trial court violates the first sentence of Art. 36.22?” 4. “Was Appellant harmed by the violation of the first sentence of Art. 36.22?”
“Does unlawful carrying a weapon by a gang member, Tex. Penal Code § 46.02(a-1)(2)(C), require proof the defendant was continuously or regularly committing gang crimes?”
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