The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from January 2025. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of June 5, 2025.
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update June 2025
This month the Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update covers Caballero v. State and Ramirez-Torres v. State.
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update
The following is a summary of a selected criminal opinion issued by the Third Court of Appeals from November 2024. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinion. The subsequent history is current as of April 4, 2025.
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update April 2025
The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from October 2024. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of March 7, 2024. JURY SELECTION – LIMITATIONS ON QUESTIONING: Trial court did not abuse its discretio… To view the rest of this article, please …
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update March 2025
EVIDENCE ADMISSIBILITY – BREACH OF COMPUTER SECURITY: Evidence found on defendant’s phone by defendant’s wife was inadmissible. State v. Holloway, ___ S.W.3d ___, No. 03-23-00423-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 26, 2024, no pet.) (designated for publication). Holloway was charged with aggravated sexual assault. Evidenc… To view the rest of this article, please log into your account. If you’re an Austin Bar …
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update February 2025
The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from June 2024. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of January 6, 2024. JURY DELIBERATIONS ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL: Appellate court could not conclude that def… To view the rest of this article, please log …
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update December 2024/January 2025
The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from May 2024. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of November 5, 2024. EVIDENCE ADMISSIBILITY — Prior abuse allegations and testimony as to truthfulness. Trial court did not abuse its discretion by prohibiting cross-examination …
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update November 2024
The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from April 2024. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of October 3, 2024. EVIDENTIARY SUFFICIENCY – Proving Defendant’s Identity in Probation-Revocation Proceedings. Evidence was sufficient to prove that Defendant who violated probation was the …
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update October 2024
The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from February 2024. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of Sept. 5, 2024. LESSER-INCLUDED OFFENSES: Assault on a public servant vs. resisting arrest. Resisting arrest was not a lesser-included offense of assault on a …
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update September 2024
The following is a summary of a selected criminal opinion issued by the Third Court of Appeals in January 2024. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent history is current as of Aug. 6, 2024. TRIAL TESTIMONY — LICENSING STATUS OF WITNESS, RELIABILITY OF WITNESS, RELIABILITY OF OUTCRY WITNESSS, AND “BACKDOOR HEARSAY”: Trial court did not …