“The Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the Confrontation Clause does not apply in revocation proceedings because it relied on precedent predating, and/or at odds with, this Court’s jurisprudence as elucidated in Ex Parte Doan.”
ON COURT’S OWN MOTION1. “Whether Appellee voluntarily waived his right to counsel.” 2. “Whether Appellee clearly and unequivocally asserted his right to self-representation.” 3. “Whether the trial court violated Art. 1.051, subsections (f-2) and (g), of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.”
Kinney County’s Ground for Review“The Court of Appeals Erred by Basing its Opinion on the Holdings of the Habeas Court Without Determining Whether Such Holdings Were Correct.” Grounds Granted on the Court’s Own Motion1. “[W]hether the Kinney County Attorney was authorized to file a State’s appeal...
1. “Did the Court of Appeals err in finding that the evidence was sufficient to convict Delarosa of Sexual Assault? a. Did the Court of Appeals err in finding that minority is a mental defect rendering consent invalid for the purposes of Sexual Assault? b. Did the Court of Appeals err in finding ...
(1) “When a defendant commits a new offense immediately following an illegal search or seizure, does the new offense cease to be an intervening circumstance attenuating taint unless it is violent and/or unforeseen?” (2) “Is an officer in a public place not in a ‘lawful place’ under a plain view a...
“The Fourteenth Court erred by holding that the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause applied to probation revocation proceedings. This holding conflicts with published holdings from four Texas courts of appeals and nine federal circuit courts, and with the federal Supreme Court’s explicit stateme...
(1) “Must a defendant be acquitted if the trial court grants a motion for new trial alleging only that ‘the verdict is contrary to the law and evidence’ and the State does not appeal?” (2) “Was it so certain that a first jury’s ‘not true’ findings survive the granting of a new trial and collater...
“Is a child’s statement to police inadmissible if a magistrate begins the process to determine voluntariness under Tex. Fam. Code § 51.095(f) but never finishes it?”
denotes a petition filled by SPA