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BITTICK v. STATE OF TEXAS (original by judge keel)  
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0013-24

Justia Opinion Summary: The appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault and engaging in organized criminal activity (EOCA). He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his EOCA conviction, arguing that it required proof…

LOPEZ, MARIO ISABEL VENTURA Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris County (original per curiam)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0115-24
GERLMAINE v. STATE OF TEXAS (original by presiding judge keller)  
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0302-24

Justia Opinion Summary: The appellant was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and pled guilty. The trial court accepted the plea and set sentencing for a later date. However, before sentencing, the appellant raised a…

TANNER, BRADRICK GERLMAINE Appeal from 24th District Court of Jackson County (dissenting by judge newell)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0302-24
FINLEY, TAYTON SETH Appeal from County Criminal Court No 5 of Tarrant County (dissenting by judge yeary)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0634-22
FINLEY v. STATE OF TEXAS (original by judge hervey)  
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0634-22

Justia Opinion Summary: The appellant was charged with misdemeanor assault in County Criminal Court during the COVID-19 pandemic. The trial court allowed the complainant to testify while wearing a surgical mask that covered her nose and mouth,…

ELSIK v. STATE OF TEXAS (original by judge slaughter)  
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0703-23

Justia Opinion Summary: A deputy sheriff in McMullen County, Texas, stopped a U-Haul truck driven by the appellant, Steven James Elsik, and discovered 13 individuals hiding in the truck bed. These individuals, including two minors, were…

OCHOA, EMANUEL Appeal from 235th District Court of Cooke County (original by judge slaughter)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0745-23
OCHOA v. STATE OF TEXAS (original by judge slaughter)  
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0746-23

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2021, a 14-year-old named Emanuel Ochoa was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 6, injury to a child causing serious mental injury, and kidnapping, all related to the sexual assault of a…

OCHOA, EMANUEL Appeal from 235th District Court of Cooke County (original by judge slaughter)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: PD-0747-23
HIAM, GERALD MICHAEL JR Appeal from 115th District Court of Upshur County (original per curiam)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: WR-94,903-01
WILSON, RAY DON Appeal from 291st District Court of Dallas County (original per curiam)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: WR-95,897-01
CLARK, MELISSA ANN Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County (original per curiam)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: WR-95,900-01
HOH, SPENCER SAI MENG Appeal from 219th District Court of Collin County (original per curiam)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: WR-96,035-01
SUZAK, RYAN Appeal from 462ND DISTRICT COURT of Denton County (original per curiam)
Date: November 27, 2024
 Docket Number: WR-96,058-01
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