Second Court of Appeals

Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of December 8, 2025.

NOTE: Summaries are prepared by the court's staff attorneys and law clerks for public information only and reflect his or her interpretation alone of the facts and legal issues. The summaries are not part of the court's opinion in the case and should not be cited to, quoted, or relied upon as the opinion of the court.

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Johnson v. State, Nos. 02-25-00142-CR, 02-25-00144-CR (Dec. 11, 2025) (Walker, J., joined by Kerr and Womack, JJ.).

Held: A defendant’s constitutional and statutory rights are not violated when he pleads guilty before the trial court and the trial court adjudicates his guilt prior to the jury’s empanelment and sentences him—without a separate or duplicative finding of guilt by the jury—in accordance with the jury’s punishment verdict.

In Re: The Commitment of Jeffery Regan Eddings, No. 02-25-00523-CV (Dec. 11, 2025) (orig. proceeding) (Walker, J., joined by Sudderth, C.J., and Kerr, J.).

Held: Because a trial court’s order concluding a Chapter 841 biennial review is neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order, it is not appealable.