Opinions Dated 01/13/2000

Historical Opinions

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Houston, Texas

OPINIONS DATED JANUARY 13 2000

Civil

Published:

14-98-00580-CV
Wallace Ray Mack and Beryl B. Mack
v.
Mike Landry and Lillian George Landry, et al.

AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED

Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 127th District Court (Hon. Sharolyn Wood)

For appellant: Susan J. Taylor and Ben A. Baring, Jr.

For appellee: Geoffrey H. Bracken, Bill Jones, and David H. Timmins

14-98-01062-CV
Robert S. Frank, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Ida L. Frank, et al.
v.
Bear, Sterarns and Company, Inc., et al.

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Norman Lee (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 152nd District Court (Hon. Harvey G. Brown)

For appellant: Jerald David Mize

For appellee: Phyllis J. Cohen, Charles W. Schwartz, and Gerald G. Pecht

Unpublished:

(Opinions not designated for publication have no precedential value and must not be cited as authority. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.7)

14-96-01425-CV	*Travis B. Campbell, Edward Bass, and Cary L. Bass* v. *T. Delbert Walker, Walker Sand, Inc., Ellington Dirt, Inc., Camille Butler, and Ed Robeau*
	AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART
	Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler
	Trial court: 269th District Court
	For appellant: Clinard J. Hanby, Kevin J. McEvily, and Dan McEvily
	For appellee: Ed Peine, Charles R. Dunn, W. Francis Moore, and David A. Carp

14-97-00901-CV
James E. Cornelius and James C. Cornelius and Associates, Inc.
v.
American E&S Insurance Texas, et al.

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 215th District Court (Hon. Dwight Jefferson)

For appellant: Richard Paul Martini and Ford C. Thanheiser

For appellee: Edward J. Westmoreland

14-98-00234-CV
United States Automobile Association
v.
Underwriters at Interest and Steven Richard Bishop, Representative of Lloyd's, London Cover Note EE8800246, Each Severally But Not Jointly

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman

Trial court: 152nd District Court (Hon. Jack O'Neill)

For appellant: H. Lee Lewis, Jr.

For appellee: C. Vance Christopher

14-98-00268-CV
Susan C. Lee, Individually, and Susan C. Lee, Trustee for Susan C. Gibson and Susan C. Gibson
v.
Donna Kline and Gary Grote

AFFIRMED (on rehearing)

Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler

Trial court: Harris County Probate Court No. 2 (Hon. Pat Gregory)

For appellant: M. Susan Hardie, Daniel J. Sheehan

For appellee: George M. Bishop, Gregg S. Weinberg, John B. Wallace, and Mary A. Van Kerrebrook

14-98-00918-CV
James Cook
v.
Allison Locke and Karen Powell

DISMISSED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 189th District Court (Hon. Carolyn Marks Johnson)

For appellant: Warren W. Harris and Marvin L. Rader

For appellee: S. Tanner Garth

14-98-01311-CV
J. C. Young, Individually; J.C. Young, Administrator of the Estate of Jeffery Clyde Young, Sr., Decedent
v.
Merchant Home Delivery Service, Inc., Merchants Home Delivery Service of Texas, Inc., Fernando Granda and Gregory Don Polland

DISMISSED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 333rd District Court (Hon. Joseph J. Halbach, Jr.)

For appellant: Lisa Takeuchi and David S. Lynch

For appellee: Rayburn P. Putney

14-99-00029-CV
City of Houston
v.
Juanita Fletcher

AFFIRMED (on rehearing)

Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler

Trial court: Harris County Probate Court No. 2 (Hon. Pat Gregory)

For appellant: M. Susan Hardie, Daniel J. Sheehan

For appellee: George M. Bishop, Gregg S. Weinberg, John B. Wallace, and Mary A. Van Kerrebrook

14-99-00930-CV
Construcciones Industriales del Golfo, S.A. de C.V.
v.
X-Dril, Inc., Wayne Henderson, Wayne Henderson and X-Dril, Inc., Derivatively on Behalf of Servicios Petroleros, S.A.

REVERSED AND REMANDED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 269th District Court (Hon. John T. Wooldridge)

For appellant: John H. Sklar

For appellee: Dennis M. Dylewski

14-99-00998-CV
Kevan Casey
v.
Intelligent Electronics, Inc. and E-C Computer Technical Services, Inc.

DISMISSED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 165th District Court (Hon. Elizabeth Ray)

For appellant: Steven Engelhardt

For appellee: Ronald Charles Lewis and Rebecca L. Robertson

14-99-01104-CV
USAA Casualty Insurance Co.
v.
Anna M. Logan

DISMISSED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 129th District Court (Hon. Patrick W. Mizell)

For appellant: C. Vance Christopher

For appellee: Cris E. Quinn

Criminal

Published:

14-97-01037-CR
John Anderson Nguyen
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler

Trial court: 228th District Court (Hon. Ted Poe)

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-98-00311-CR
Mark Sam Arthur
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Leslie Brock Yates

Trial court: 180th District Court (Hon. Debbie Mantooth-Stricklin)

For appellant: Kurt B. Wentz

For appellee: Eric Kugler

14-98-01134-CR
14-98-01135-CR
Joseph Reed
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART

Majority Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig

Dissenting Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman

Trial court: 351st District Court (Hon. Mark K. Ellis)

For appellant: Michael E. Barrow and Thomas R. Steinmeyer

For appellee: Kimberly Aperauch Stelter

Unpublished:

(Opinions not designated for publication have no precedential value and must not be cited as authority. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.7)

14-97-00900-CR	*Donaldo Antonio Saenz* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman
	Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. George Godwin)
	For appellant: Rosa Alexander Eliades
	For appellee: Kimberly Aperauch Stelter

14-98-00412-CR
Gerald Wayne Phillips
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. John S. Anderson

Trial court: 184th District Court (Hon. Jan Krocker)

For appellant: Danny K. Easterling

For appellee: S. Elaine Roch

14-98-00535-CR
Humberto Mesa
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. J. E. Blackburn)

For appellant: Floyd W. Freed, III

For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-98-00658-CR
Mark Kevin Daniel
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy

Trial court: 23rd District Court (Hon. Allen Stilley)

For appellant: Larry P. McDougal

For appellee: David P. Bosserman

14-98-00740-CR
14-98-00741-CR
14-98-00742-CR
14-98-00759-CR
Javier Sauceda
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Norman Lee (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 179th District Court (Hon. Mike Wilkinson)

For appellant: Karen Clark Harpold

For appellee: Julie Klibert

14-98-00828-CR
Sammy Albert Gonzales
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 178th District Court (Hon. William Hatten and Hon. William Harmon)

For appellant: Kirk J. Oncken

For appellee: Alan Curry

14-98-00864-CR
Lance Paul Johnson
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 176th District Court (Hon. Brian Rains)

For appellant: Robert Cardenas

For appellee: Kimberly Aperauch Stelter

14-98-00904-CR
Jeral Lynn Clark
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy

Trial court: 262nd District Court (Hon. Doug Shaver)

For appellant: Michael P. Fosher

For appellee: Rikke Burke Graber

14-98-00961-CR
Andre Lamont Bembry
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy

Trial court: 232nd District Court (Hon. Mary Lou Keel)

For appellant: Jay T. Karahan

For appellee: Barbara Anne Drumheller

14-98-01069-CR
Jose Cruz Carranza
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 262nd District Court

For appellant: James M. Leitner

For appellee: Barbara Anne Drumheller

14-98-01071-CR
Anthony Lee White
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig

Trial court: 182nd District Court (Hon. Jeannine Barr)

For appellant: Allen C. Isbell

For appellee: Carol M. Cameron

14-98-01308-CR
Kelvin C. Johnson
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 184th District Court (Hon. Jan Krocker)

For appellant: Hattie Sewell Mason

For appellee: Carol M. Cameron

14-98-01453-CR
Debra Gale Forbes
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 209th District Court (Hon. Michael T. McSpadden)

For appellant: Kenneth E. Goode

For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-99-00094-CR
Charlie Lee Goodman
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Kem Thompson Frost

Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. George Godwin)

For appellant: Floyd W. Freed, III

For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-99-00259-CR
Benjamin Craig Lewis
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 209th District Court (Hon. Jimmy James)

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-00263-CR
Marco Antonio Melendez
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 263rd District Court (Hon. Jim Wallace)

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-00399-CR
Philip Daniel Taylor
v.
The State of Texas

REVERSED AND REMANDED

Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig

Trial court: 272nd District Court (Hon. John Delaney)

For appellant: Brian W. Wice

For appellee: Margaret Lalk

14-99-00670-CR
Ellender Green
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 209th District Court (Hon. Michael McSpadden)

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-00878-CR
Patrick Allen E. Jones
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 240th District Court (Hon. J. Bradley Smith)

For appellant: Ned Gill, III

For appellee: John Harrity, III

14-99-01016-CR
Eduviges Alfaro
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 338th District Court (Hon. Charles Hearn)

For appellant: Mark W. Bennett

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-01068-CR
Thomas Lamar Cockerman
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 6 (Hon. Larry Stanley)

For appellant: Alain G. Harvey

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-01259-CR
Lloyd Cunningham
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

Trial court: Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (Hon. Donald Jackson)

For appellant: Stanley G. Schneider

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

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14-98-00580-CV	*Wallace Ray Mack and Beryl B. Mack* v. *Mike Landry and Lillian George Landry, et al.*
	AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
	Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 127th District Court (Hon. Sharolyn Wood)
	For appellant: Susan J. Taylor and Ben A. Baring, Jr.
	For appellee: Geoffrey H. Bracken, Bill Jones, and David H. Timmins

14-98-01062-CV	*Robert S. Frank, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Ida L. Frank, et al.* v. *Bear, Sterarns and Company, Inc., et al.*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Norman Lee (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 152nd District Court (Hon. Harvey G. Brown)
	For appellant: Jerald David Mize
	For appellee: Phyllis J. Cohen, Charles W. Schwartz, and Gerald G. Pecht

14-97-00901-CV	*James E. Cornelius and James C. Cornelius and Associates, Inc.* v. *American E&S Insurance Texas, et al.*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 215th District Court (Hon. Dwight Jefferson)
	For appellant: Richard Paul Martini and Ford C. Thanheiser
	For appellee: Edward J. Westmoreland

14-98-00234-CV	*United States Automobile Association* v. *Underwriters at Interest and Steven Richard Bishop, Representative of Lloyd's, London Cover Note EE8800246, Each Severally But Not Jointly*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman
	Trial court: 152nd District Court (Hon. Jack O'Neill)
	For appellant: H. Lee Lewis, Jr.
	For appellee: C. Vance Christopher

14-98-00268-CV	*Susan C. Lee, Individually, and Susan C. Lee, Trustee for Susan C. Gibson and Susan C. Gibson* v. *Donna Kline and Gary Grote*
	AFFIRMED (on rehearing)
	Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler
	Trial court: Harris County Probate Court No. 2 (Hon. Pat Gregory)
	For appellant: M. Susan Hardie, Daniel J. Sheehan
	For appellee: George M. Bishop, Gregg S. Weinberg, John B. Wallace, and Mary A. Van Kerrebrook

14-98-00918-CV	*James Cook* v. *Allison Locke and Karen Powell*
	DISMISSED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 189th District Court (Hon. Carolyn Marks Johnson)
	For appellant: Warren W. Harris and Marvin L. Rader
	For appellee: S. Tanner Garth

14-98-01311-CV	*J. C. Young, Individually; J.C. Young, Administrator of the Estate of Jeffery Clyde Young, Sr., Decedent* v. *Merchant Home Delivery Service, Inc., Merchants Home Delivery Service of Texas, Inc., Fernando Granda and Gregory Don Polland*
	DISMISSED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 333rd District Court (Hon. Joseph J. Halbach, Jr.)
	For appellant: Lisa Takeuchi and David S. Lynch
	For appellee: Rayburn P. Putney

14-99-00029-CV	*City of Houston* v. *Juanita Fletcher*
	AFFIRMED (on rehearing)
	Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler
	Trial court: Harris County Probate Court No. 2 (Hon. Pat Gregory)
	For appellant: M. Susan Hardie, Daniel J. Sheehan
	For appellee: George M. Bishop, Gregg S. Weinberg, John B. Wallace, and Mary A. Van Kerrebrook

14-99-00930-CV	*Construcciones Industriales del Golfo, S.A. de C.V.* v. *X-Dril, Inc., Wayne Henderson, Wayne Henderson and X-Dril, Inc., Derivatively on Behalf of Servicios Petroleros, S.A.*
	REVERSED AND REMANDED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 269th District Court (Hon. John T. Wooldridge)
	For appellant: John H. Sklar
	For appellee: Dennis M. Dylewski

14-99-00998-CV	*Kevan Casey* v. *Intelligent Electronics, Inc. and E-C Computer Technical Services, Inc.*
	DISMISSED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 165th District Court (Hon. Elizabeth Ray)
	For appellant: Steven Engelhardt
	For appellee: Ronald Charles Lewis and Rebecca L. Robertson

14-99-01104-CV	*USAA Casualty Insurance Co.* v. *Anna M. Logan*
	DISMISSED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 129th District Court (Hon. Patrick W. Mizell)
	For appellant: C. Vance Christopher
	For appellee: Cris E. Quinn

14-97-01037-CR	*John Anderson Nguyen* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler
	Trial court: 228th District Court (Hon. Ted Poe)
	For appellant: Pro se
	For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-98-00311-CR	*Mark Sam Arthur* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Leslie Brock Yates
	Trial court: 180th District Court (Hon. Debbie Mantooth-Stricklin)
	For appellant: Kurt B. Wentz
	For appellee: Eric Kugler

14-98-01134-CR 14-98-01135-CR	*Joseph Reed* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART
	Majority Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig
	Dissenting Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman
	Trial court: 351st District Court (Hon. Mark K. Ellis)
	For appellant: Michael E. Barrow and Thomas R. Steinmeyer
	For appellee: Kimberly Aperauch Stelter

14-98-00412-CR	*Gerald Wayne Phillips* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. John S. Anderson
	Trial court: 184th District Court (Hon. Jan Krocker)
	For appellant: Danny K. Easterling
	For appellee: S. Elaine Roch

14-98-00535-CR	*Humberto Mesa* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. J. E. Blackburn)
	For appellant: Floyd W. Freed, III
	For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-98-00658-CR	*Mark Kevin Daniel* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 23rd District Court (Hon. Allen Stilley)
	For appellant: Larry P. McDougal
	For appellee: David P. Bosserman

14-98-00740-CR 14-98-00741-CR 14-98-00742-CR 14-98-00759-CR	*Javier Sauceda* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Norman Lee (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 179th District Court (Hon. Mike Wilkinson)
	For appellant: Karen Clark Harpold
	For appellee: Julie Klibert

14-98-00828-CR	*Sammy Albert Gonzales* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 178th District Court (Hon. William Hatten and Hon. William Harmon)
	For appellant: Kirk J. Oncken
	For appellee: Alan Curry

14-98-00864-CR	*Lance Paul Johnson* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 176th District Court (Hon. Brian Rains)
	For appellant: Robert Cardenas
	For appellee: Kimberly Aperauch Stelter

Historical Opinions

Fourteenth Court of Appeals Houston, Texas

OPINIONS DATED JANUARY 13 2000

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Houston, Texas

14-98-00904-CR	*Jeral Lynn Clark* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 262nd District Court (Hon. Doug Shaver)
	For appellant: Michael P. Fosher
	For appellee: Rikke Burke Graber

14-98-00961-CR	*Andre Lamont Bembry* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 232nd District Court (Hon. Mary Lou Keel)
	For appellant: Jay T. Karahan
	For appellee: Barbara Anne Drumheller

14-98-01069-CR	*Jose Cruz Carranza* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 262nd District Court
	For appellant: James M. Leitner
	For appellee: Barbara Anne Drumheller

14-98-01071-CR	*Anthony Lee White* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig
	Trial court: 182nd District Court (Hon. Jeannine Barr)
	For appellant: Allen C. Isbell
	For appellee: Carol M. Cameron

14-98-01308-CR	*Kelvin C. Johnson* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 184th District Court (Hon. Jan Krocker)
	For appellant: Hattie Sewell Mason
	For appellee: Carol M. Cameron

14-98-01453-CR	*Debra Gale Forbes* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 209th District Court (Hon. Michael T. McSpadden)
	For appellant: Kenneth E. Goode
	For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-99-00094-CR	*Charlie Lee Goodman* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Kem Thompson Frost
	Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. George Godwin)
	For appellant: Floyd W. Freed, III
	For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-99-00259-CR	*Benjamin Craig Lewis* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 209th District Court (Hon. Jimmy James)
	For appellant: Pro se
	For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-00263-CR	*Marco Antonio Melendez* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 263rd District Court (Hon. Jim Wallace)
	For appellant: Pro se
	For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-00399-CR	*Philip Daniel Taylor* v. *The State of Texas*
	REVERSED AND REMANDED
	Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig
	Trial court: 272nd District Court (Hon. John Delaney)
	For appellant: Brian W. Wice
	For appellee: Margaret Lalk