“A majority of the court of appeals erred in finding that the lead detective was not reasonable in believing that Appellee’s mother had apparent authority to consent to the search of her apartment, including Appellee’s bedroom.”
1. “The lower court’s opinion arguing that the plain-view doctrine is equivalent to standing and can be raised for the first time on appeal creates a split amongst the appellate courts that must be resolved by this Court. State v. Elrod, 395 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Austin 2013)” 2. “Is the plain-...
1. “Can a court determine that the State’s use of immunized testimony violated Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972), without knowing the substance of that immunized testimony?”2. “What is the proper framework to use for presentation and review of a Kastigar claim, including invocation, ...
1. “Did the court of appeals depart from the usual course of judicial proceedings when it overstepped its jurisdiction and dismissed a Ch. 64 DNA appeal while a TEX. R. APP. PROC. 4.6 motion lay pending in the trial court?”2. “The court of appeals erred because the area of law surrounding TEX. R....
(1) “Whether the lower court misapplied Romero v. State, 173 S.W.3d 502 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005), in finding that the trial court’s masking policy violated the Confrontation Clause.” (2) “Whether the lower court improperly presumed harm simply because the State ‘did not substantively address the i...
“Did the court of appeals error in holding that must apply a mechanical, strict requirement that inventory searches ‘must not deviate’ in any detail from department policy?”
Does the intrusion of a drug dog’s nose through the open window of a car during a free-air sniff violate the Fourth Amendment or require exclusion of any evidence found?
1. “Whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding that the Petitioner failed to satisfy the Strickland test for ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim.” 2. “Whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding that the record lacked any showing the need for an expert.”
denotes a petition filled by SPA