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  • In Re State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-08-05
    Practice Area: Court Administration | Government | Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Martinez
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    Case Number: 04-19-00376-CR

    Relator, the State of Texas, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in which it raised two issues: (1) the Hon. Enrique Fernandez abused his discretion by denying an indigent criminal defendant's motion to withdraw from the court registry all of the fines and court costs she paid after the criminal charges against her had been dismissed; (2) the Hon. James T. Shahan abused his discretion by imposing fines and court costs on criminal defendants prior to conducting a hearing on whether to accept a plea bargain and formally pronouncing se

  • In re Hill

    Publication Date: 2019-06-10
    Practice Area: Court Administration | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Zimmerer
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    Case Number: 14-17-00604-CV

    Appellant, Hill, challenged the trial court's dismissal of his petition seeking less restrictive housing and supervision for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

  • In Re State Wice v. Fifth Judicial Dist Ct Appeals

    Publication Date: 2018-12-03
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Appeals | Court Administration
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Newell
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    Case Number: WR-86,920-02

    This case was about whether a trial court could pay an appointed prosecutor at an hourly rate even though the fee schedule approved by the judges of the county only allowed for payment of a fixed fee.

  • Marathon v. Cherry

    Publication Date: 2018-05-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Court Administration
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
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    Case Number: 14-16-00634-CV

    Appellant contracted with appellee to provide demolition work and after one of appellees workers was injured, appellant filed suit against appellee for indemnity pursuant to their contract.