LATEST SUMMARIES
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE,
SENTENCING
Flowers
v. State of Texas, No. 1081-06
A sentence for
driving while intoxicated (DWI) is affirmed where, regardless of
whether a computer printout is the functional equivalent of a
judgment for all purposes, the evidence was sufficient to prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant had a prior DWI conviction
as alleged in an enhancement paragraph. Read
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CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE,
SENTENCING
Roberts
v. State of Texas, No. 75,051
A conviction and death
sentence for capital murder is affirmed over claims of error
regarding: 1) the factual sufficiency of the evidence; 2)
evidentiary issues; 3) ineffective assistance of counsel; 4)
prosecutorial misconduct; 5) jury instructions; 6) closing argument;
and 7) challenges to the death penalty. Read
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