Notable Published Cases
Here is a short list of published, significant decisions from my cases, among the many hundreds I have handled:
Panetti v. Quarterman, 127 S.Ct. 2842 (2007)(this was a decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding the level of competency necessary before a person could be executed)
Foster v. Quaterman, 446 F.3d 359 (5th Cir. 2006)(this decision by the federal court of appeals in New Orleans concerned, among other things, the death penalty and the law of parties)
Miles v. State, 241 S.W.3d 28 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007)(this case involved the extent of the exclusionary rule to private action)
Tuck v. State, 215 S.W.3d 411 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007)(this decision reaffirmed the right of indigent persons to a free record for appeal)
Dyar v. State, 124 S.W.3d 460 (Tex.Crim.App. 2003)(this was a DWI case concerning whether a hospital could be considered a "suspicious place" justifying police action)
State v. Patrick, 86 S.W.3d 592 (Tex.Crim.App. 2002)(this was a death penalty case in which the State sought to stop DNA testing)
Wiley v. State, 74 S.W.3d 399 (Tex.Crim.App. 2002)(this decision focused on the right to present a defense that another person was responsible for the crime)
Ex parte Geiken, 28 S.W.3d 553 (Tex.Crim.App. 2002)(this was a major decision regarding due process rights of prisoners)
Tucker v. State, 990 S.W.2d 261 (Tex.Crim.App. 1999)(this decision regarded the preservation of appellate complaints)
Panetti v. Quarterman, 127 S.Ct. 2842 (2007) (this was a decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding the level of competency necessary before a person could be executed)
Foster v. Quaterman, 446 F.3d 359 (5th Cir. 2006) (this decision by the federal court of appeals in New Orleans concerned, among other things, the death penalty and the law of parties)
Miles v. State, 241 S.W.3d 28 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007) (this case involved the extent of the exclusionary rule to private action)
Tuck v. State, 215 S.W.3d 411 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007) (this decision reaffirmed the right of indigent persons to a free record for appeal)
Dyar v. State, 124 S.W.3d 460 (Tex.Crim.App. 2003) (this was a DWI case concerning whether a hospital could be considered a "suspicious place" justifying police action)
State v. Patrick, 86 S.W.3d 592 (Tex.Crim.App. 2002) (this was a death penalty case in which the State sought to stop DNA testing)
Wiley v. State, 74 S.W.3d 399 (Tex.Crim.App. 2002) (this decision focused on the right to present a defense that another person was responsible for the crime)
Ex parte Geiken, 28 S.W.3d 553 (Tex.Crim.App. 2002) (this was a major decision regarding due process rights of prisoners)
Tucker v. State, 990 S.W.2d 261 (Tex.Crim.App. 1999) (this decision regarded the preservation of appellate complaints)