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6 Jul 2016, 2:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Indeed, for the most part the public is unaware the Court of Criminal Appeals even exists, much less do they understand the particulars of what it does. [read post]
22 Dec 2006, 8:32 am
Cochran is a former Harris County prosecutor who also did defense and appellate work, and Johnson was a criminal defense lawyer before joining the court. [read post]
5 Mar 2016, 10:18 am by John Floyd
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TEX CRIM APP), however, elected to call the former governor “Perry. [read post]
11 Apr 2007, 9:29 am
Timothy Ramsey appeals the trial court's grant of Cheryl and Karl Sodders's petition for grandparent visitation. [read post]
27 Jun 2015, 9:07 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Court of Criminal Appeals relieved the OCW chief of his position recently (a fact which seemingly hasn't been reported anywhere, oddly). [read post]
7 Dec 2017, 2:20 pm by Ariana Costakes
Judge Magnis made a recommendation to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that Spencer be granted a writ of “actual innocence. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 3:32 pm by Brian Evans
  In a dissent Wednesday in the case of Noah Espada, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Paul Womack, joined by Judge Cheryl Johnson, states bluntly that there is “no evidence at all, anywhere, of the reliability of these predictions of future dangerousness. [read post]
13 Oct 2007, 9:58 am
In a rare development, other judgeson the appeals court -- three of whom stayed late in the courthouse waiting torule on Richard's motion -- have criticized Keller's decision.Judge Cheryl Johnson, who was expecting to rule on the case, told the AustinAmerican-Statesman she was dismayed by Keller's decision. [read post]
11 Jan 2010, 3:54 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In other words, Agent Downing either perjured himself or is too incompetent to wear the badge, anyway.Quite frankly this decision in no small measure restores some of my faith that the Court of Criminal Appeals may yet shuck off its anything-goes-if-it-convicts mentality that's made it famous under Presiding Judge Sharon Keller and actually, occasionally insist that Texas defendants receive fair trials. [read post]
14 Aug 2007, 8:03 am
Three judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed that "the applicant has identified new facts that might support a bare claim of actual innocence, under Ex parte Elizondo, (3) and would therefore allow the applicant to proceed on his fourth claim for relief. [read post]
13 Oct 2007, 9:26 am
Judge Cheryl Johnson, who was expecting to rule on the case, told the Austin American-Statesman she was dismayed by Keller's decision. [read post]
2 Dec 2018, 8:23 am by John Floyd
Supreme Court on November 14, 2018, former CCA Judges Charles Baird, Morris Overstreet, and Cheryl Johnson argued to the nation’s highest court that Ramos’s lawyer, Welch, had never handled a capital case and was woefully unprepared to deal with the enormous magnitude of such cases on appeal. [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 2:28 am
Judge Cheryl Johnson was assigned tobe the judge in charge, and made herself available to be contacted.The policy also required that "all communications regarding the scheduledexecution shall first be referred to the assigned judge. [read post]
8 May 2008, 7:09 pm
That idea was also favored by state Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Cheryl Johnson, who acknowledged that crime labs run by police departments can present conflicts.Reforms in Dallas County also drew praise. [read post]
15 Jun 2010, 7:24 am by Steve Hall
In his final state appeal, filed last week, Powell had asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to replace his death sentence with a life term in prison, arguing that jurors inaccurately predicted that he was a future danger to society. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 2:14 am
Perry and Chairwoman Owens, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has abdicated its responsibility in this case, as it has now many times before. [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 8:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Judge Cheryl Johnson didn't participate as much in the questioning so it's hard to get a read on her stance, but it didn't seem to me there were five obvious votes willing to reverse the court's earlier decisions. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 7:41 am by Steve Hall
Keller was first voted onto the Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal court, in 1994. [read post]
15 Nov 2022, 1:41 pm by John Floyd
  On direct appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA), Beatty argued that he had “consent” from his mother to inhabit the mobile home, and that the only evidence presented by the State that he did not have consent to be in the mobile home was McCarthy’s second-hand testimony. [read post]