Judgment Law
 
Kawika Demara v. The Raymond Corporation

In this products liability case, plaintiffs Kawika Demara (Demara) and Sandra
Demara (together, Plaintiffs) appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of
defendants The Raymond Corporation (Raymond) and Raymond Handling Solutions,
Inc. (RHSI) (together, Defendants). As relevant to this appeal, Plaintiffs asserted claims
for strict liability and negligence based on injuries Dem

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Elpidio Cantu v. The State of Texas Customer accused of threatening bar manager with gun

In 2015, Nueces County grand juries indicted Cantu for two separate, yet related,
offenses: (1) aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; and (2) DWI, third or more.
Both indictments further alleged previous convictions to be used to enhance Cantu’s
punishments under section 12.42 of the penal code. See id.
Briefly, the aggravated assault charge stems from an incident at “M

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Simon Hernandez III v. The State of Texas

Hernandez pleaded guilty to two counts of manufacturing and/or delivery of a
controlled substance on September 20, 2012.1 See id. In exchange for his plea of
guilty, Hernandez was sentenced to ten years deferred adjudication probation on his first
degree felony charge and ten years confinement, probated for ten years on his third
degree felony charge. In addition, Hernandez wa

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Marquis Willoughby v. The State of Texas Two arrested in early morning armed robbery, one suspect still at large

Appellant was charged by indictment with aggravated robbery. Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement with the State, Appellant pleaded “guilty” to the offense, and the trial court deferred a finding of guilt and placed him on community supervision for a term of ten years. Subsequently, the State filed an application to proceed to final adjudication. Appellant pleaded “true” to one allegation and “n

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Phillip Wesley Bass v. The State of Texas

Appellant was indicted for burglary of a habitation alleged to have occurred on or about September 15, 2015 in Angelina County, Texas. The indictment accused Appellant of entering William Agnew’s home without his consent and with the intent to commit theft. Appellant entered a plea of “not guilty” and the matter proceeded to a jury trial. The evidence at trial showed that Officer Marcus Perki

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Brandon Michael Breth v. The State of Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals - Texas Courts

Appellant’s counsel has filed a motion to withdraw. The motion is supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and conscientiously examines the record and applicable law and concludes that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. Counsel has provided Appellant with a copy of the brief, the motion to withdraw, and a motion for pro se access to the appellate record. Counsel also advised

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Richard Moreno Ortega, Jr. v. The State of Texas

Richard Moreno Ortega, Jr. pleaded guilty to the first-degree felony offense of possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver in a drug-free zone. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. §§ 481.112(d), 481.134(c) (West 2017). The trial court convicted Appellant, assessed his punishment, and placed him on community supervision. The State subsequently filed a motion to revoke Appellant’s community

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Donathan Ellsworth v. The State of Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals - Texas Courts

Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw. The motion is supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and conscientiously examines the record and applicable law and states that he has concluded that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. Counsel has provided Appellant with a copy of the brief, a copy of the motion to withdraw, an explanatory letter, and a cop

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Tray Don Goswick v. The State of Texas

Joseph Warren, a certified peace officer, testified that he arrested Appellant for driving without a valid driver’s license. While Officer Warren transported Appellant to jail, Appellant told Officer Warren that he had “dope” in his right watch pocket. Officer Warren retrieved a small black bag that contained a white crystal substance. Officer Warren field-tested the white crystal substance, an

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Alandis Montreal Russaw, JR. v. The State of Texas Jury gives Russaw 65 years for sexual assault of a child

The victim in this case is Russaw’s 11 year-old stepdaughter, “Ariel.” The
discovery of the offense occurred when Ariel was found to be pregnant. DNA tests
revealed that Russaw was the father of Ariel’s child.
Russaw asserts in his first issue that the trial court erred in admitting a photograph
of the man Russaw and Ariel’s mother accused of sexually assaulting Ariel. Speci

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Raymond Weber v. The State of Texas Tenth Court of Appeals, Waco, Texas 

Raymond Weber was convicted of theft and sentenced to 180 days in jail. See TEX.
PENAL CODE ANN. § 31.03 (West 2011). That sentence was suspended, and Weber was
placed on community supervision for two years.
Weber’s appellate attorney filed a motion to withdraw and an Anders brief in
support of the motion to withdraw, asserting that this appeal presents no issues of
ar

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Bernie Alvarez v. Seaside Transportation Services, LLC

Plaintiff and appellant Bernie Alvarez was injured at work
when he drove a maintenance van into a shipping container.
Plaintiff’s employer, Pacific Crane Maintenance Company
(PCMC), had been hired by Evergreen Container Terminal
(Evergreen) to perform maintenance work at a marine container
terminal. Plaintiff sued Evergreen and two of its contractors
alleging general neglig

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Cathy Jo Almanza v. The State of Texas IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

Cathy Jo Almanza appeals from a conviction for the offense of driving while
intoxicated. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 49.04 (West 2011). Almanza complains that her
Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial was violated because one of the jurors was not the
actual juror that was summoned. Because the wrong individual appeared, Almanza
contends that the trial court did not have jurisdic

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Juan Casas Medellin v. The State of Texas Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

Appellant returned to his abode late from a party after ingesting alcoholic
beverages. There he encountered Amalia Guasoson, the woman he was living with at
the time. A fight ensued between the two about his desire to drive to Galveston and
over his car keys. When Guasoson refused to relinquish them, he grabbed her by the
arm and pushed her to the floor hard enough for her

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Joshua David Latham v. The State of Texas Joshua Latham finally heads to prison

Appellant’s attorney has filed an Anders brief and a motion to withdraw. Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). In support of her
motion to withdraw, counsel certifies that she has diligently reviewed the record and, in
her opinion, the record reflects no reversible error upon which an appeal can be
predicated. Id. at 744-45. In complia

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Matthew Ulysses Thompson v. The State of Texas Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

Appellant Matthew Ulysses Thompson was convicted of delivery of a controlled
substance in a drug-free zone, sentenced to two years imprisonment, and assessed a
$1,000 fine. Appellant’s retained counsel filed a notice of appeal from the judgment.
The appellate record was due on June 16, 2017. The court reporter’s record was
filed by this deadline. However, the trial court cl

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Jeffery Allen Brochu v. The State of Texas Two arraigned after home invasion robbery

According to the victim, at approximately 4:30 a.m. on April 10, 2012, he awoke
to a knock on his door. He looked out the window and saw a black male he did not
recognize. He stepped outside through a separate door to determine what the
individual wanted. He then realized the individual was with another male, Appellant,
whom he did recognize from prior dealings in his salvag

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Stevon Kendrell Polk v. The State of Texas Man awaiting murder trial arrested on weapons charge

Edward Pendleton, a person known in his community as a drug dealer, was shot
and killed during a home invasion committed in the early morning hours of May 1, 2013.
Testimony at trial established that around 6:00 a.m., two men forced their way into the
residence Pendleton occupied with his wife, Danielle Luce. After Luce witnessed one of
the intruders shoot Pendleton in the ba

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Duane Dexter Taylor v. The State of Texas Sixth Court of Appeals, Texarkana, Texas,

In 2014, Duane Dexter Taylor, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, pled guilty to
possession of less than one gram of cocaine in a drug-free zone. Taylor was placed on deferred
adjudication community supervision for a period of ten years, and, in accordance with the terms
of his plea agreement, was ordered to pay $140.00 in restitution, $350.00 in attorney fees, $386.00
in

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Steven Lee Merrill v. The State of Texas Central Texas man sentenced for online solicitation of a minor

Indicted for online solicitation of a minor in Coryell County,1 Steven Lee Merrill pled
guilty without the benefit of a plea agreement, was adjudged guilty, and was sentenced to seven
years’ confinement.
Merrill’s court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief that outlines the procedural
history of the case, provides a detailed summary of the evidence elicited during the

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. JOSIAH WESLEY WATASHE

STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. JOSIAH WESLEY WATASHE

1. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE


Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
05-18-2016

COMPLAINT AND INFORMATION

Document Available (#CC16051900000156) Download document in TIFF format.TIFF Download document in PDF format.PDF
$ 103.00


COUNT

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. LACY ARDEL FISHER

STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. LACY ARDEL FISHER

1. FELONIOUSLY POINTING FIREARM


Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
05-06-2016

COMPLAINT AND INFORMATION

Document Available (#CC16050600000895) Download document in TIFF format.TIFF Download document in PDF format.PDF
$ 103.00


COUNT 1:FELONIOUSLY POINTING FIREAR

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. DAVID DARWIN DUNCAN

STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. DAVID DARWIN DUNCAN

1. KIDNAPPING

2. DOMESTIC ABUSE - ASSAULT & BATTERY, in violation of 21 o.s * 644(c)


Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
05-03-2016

COMPLAINT AND INFORMATION

Pursuant to 12 O.S. § 39, Document Available at Court Clerk's Office
$ 103.00


COUNT 1:KIDN

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. PAMELA SUE BEASLEY

STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. PAMELA SUE BEASLEY

1. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE

2. DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
04-20-2016

COMPLAINT AND INFORMATION

Document Available (#CC16042000000940) Download document in TIFF format.TIFF Download document in PDF format.PDF
$

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. RANDY LEE ANDERSON

STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. RANDY LEE ANDERSON

1. ENDANGERING OTHERS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER

2. OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER

3. DRIVING WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
04-20-2016

COMPLAINT AND INFORMATION

Document Available (#CC16042000000927) Download document in TIFF for

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