“Even assuming the statutory construction of ‘conceal’ was correct, the court of appeals misapplied the applicable standard of review because any ‘highly fact specific’ analysis required the court of appeals to defer to the factfinder under the Jackson v. Virginia standard.”
“For attempt crimes against persons—like capital murder of police—does attempt law require ‘striking distance’ proximity and weapons display and positioning or movement toward the intended victim to constitute ‘an act amounting to more than mere preparation that tends but fails to effect the comm...
“Does sworn, unchallenged testimony on a material issue have probative value?”
“Is it reversible error to allow the State to argue that maintaining his innocence is evidence of a defendant’s guilt?”
“The Court of Appeals erred in concluding that a pretrial facial challenge to the constitutionality of a statute requires the requested relief to result in immediate release on all charges.”
“In the context of a pretrial writ of habeas corpus challenging the facial constitutionality of a statute, does ‘immediate release’ apply to the charge or entirety of the prosecution?”
DEFENSE’S GROUNDS 1. “Can police lawfully detain someone for violating a law that is suspended by the governor under the Texas Disaster Act?” 2. “Is the governor required to issue an executive order and file it with the secretary of state in order to invoke the suspension-of-laws provisio...
“Did the court of appeals err in concluding that an employee retained an expectation of privacy in his work vehicle several days after he was arrested and after the vehicle was returned to his employer?”
denotes a petition filled by SPA