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								  There are no published civil opinions for the week of June 1, 2000. | 
							 
						 
 
						
 
   
						
							
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								(Opinions not designated for publication have
									no precedential value and must not be cited as authority. See
									Tex. R. App. P. 47.7) | 
							 
						 
						
							
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									 14-96-00350-CV
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								Byron K. Varme 
									v. 
									GFTA Trendanalysen B.G.A.
									Herrdum GMBH & Company, K.G. and George Herrdum | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Chief Justice Murphy and Justices Anderson and Edelman | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. John S. Anderson | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  234th District Court (Hon. Scott Brister) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Van E. McFarland | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Joseph A. McDermott, III, J. Eugene Clements, and Evelyn V. Keyes | 
							 
						 
						 
						
						
							
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									 14-98-01400-CV
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								Leon Evans, Jr. and Henry Dudley 
									v. 
									NMC Dialysis Services Division
									Natural Medical Care, Inc. d/b/a a Bio-Medical Applications of Texas City and Mainland Dialysis Center | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Yates, Hudson, and Fowler | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Leslie Brock Yates | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  56th District Court (Hon. Norma Venso) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Anthony P. Griffin | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Finis Cowan, III and George W. Vie, III | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00244-CV
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								Continental Casualty Company 
									v. 
									Major Constructors | 
							 
							
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								REVERSED AND REMANDED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Chief Justice Murphy and Justices Hudson and Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  270th District Court (Hon. Brent Gamble) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Linda Jene Burgess and Jason Matthew Panzer | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Patrick J. Wielinski | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00443-CV
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								Candria Amir Cossey and Chad O'Neal Cossey 
									v. 
									Pamela Breaux-Cossey | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Yates, Fowler, and Edelman | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Leslie Brock Yates | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  Harris County Probate Court No. 2 (Hon. Mike Wood) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Matthew W. Plummer, Sr. | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Dwane L. Todd | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00490-CV
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								Harris County Appraisal Review Board 
									v. 
									Coastal Liquids Partners,
									L.P. | 
							 
							
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								DISMISSED (Per curiam) (Delivered on May 31, 2000) | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Chief Justice Murphy and Justices Anderson and Hudson | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  234th District Court (Hon. Scott Brister) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Mario L. Dell'Osso | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  William Ikard and James E. Brown | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00734-CV
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								Elzia Richardson 
									v. 
									M. S. Wallace | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Yates, Fowler, and Edelman | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  12th District Court (Hon. Erwin Ernst) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Pro se | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Kevin Robert Lashus | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-00-00075-CV
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								Robert H. Walsh and Summit Risk Management,
									Inc. 
									v. 
									Gardere and Wynne, LLP, Richard
									Waggoner, Robert Cole, and Tommy Fischer | 
							 
							
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								DISMISSED (Per curiam) | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Amidei, Anderson, and Fowler | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  281st District Court (Hon. Jane Bland) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Robert J. Hamm and Jeffrey Steidley | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  James P. Keenan | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-00-00346-CV
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								Jeannette Louise Davis Marshall 
									v. 
									Mike Speights and Associates,
									Inc. | 
							 
							
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								DISMISSED (Per curiam) | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Chief Justice Murphy and Justices Hudson and Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  122nd District Court (Hon. Frank Carmona) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Gerald P. DeNisco | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Charles A. Daughtry | 
							 
						 
 
						
 
						
 
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									 14-98-00281-CR
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								David E. Beckham 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED (Delivered May 31, 2000) | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Yates, Fowler, and Frost | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  23rd District Court (Hon. Sam Bass) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  R. H. Bielstein | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  David Bosserman and Jerilynn K. Yenne | 
							 
						 
						 
						
						
							
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									 14-98-00531-CR
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								Tommy Maverick Childs 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Sears, Draughn, and Dunn (Metropolitan Backlog Reduction Task Force) | 
							 
							
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								Majority Opinion by: Hon. D. Camille Hutson-Dunn (sitting by assignment) | 
							 
							
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								Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment) | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  183rd District Court (Hon. Charles Hearn) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Stephen Morris | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Julie Klibert | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-98-01075-CR
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								Pete Perez 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Sears, Cannon, and Dunn (Metropolitan Backlog Reduction Task Force) | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment) | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  185th District Court (Hon. H. Lon Harper) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Kenneth W. Brauer | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Peyton Peebles, III | 
							 
						 
 
						
  
  
						  
						
							
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								(Opinions not designated for publication have
									no precedential value and must not be cited as authority. See
									Tex. R. App. P. 47.7) | 
							 
						 
						
							
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									 14-98-00548-CR
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								Michael Gregory Robles 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								REVERSED AND REMANDED (State's
									motion for rehearing overruled) | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Sears, Cannon, and Draughn (Metropolitan Backlog Reduction Task Force) | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Ross A. Sears (sitting by assignment) | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  263rd District Court (Hon. Woody Denson) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Mike DeGeurin | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Alan Curry | 
							 
						 
						 
						
						
							
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									 14-98-00643-CR
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								Robert Lee Thompson 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Sears, Cannon, and Dunn (Metropolitan Backlog Reduction Task Force) | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment) | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  179th District Court (Hon. Robert Lee Thompson) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Kenneth P. Mingledorff | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Carmen Castillo Mitchell | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-98-01014-CR
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								Ruben Palacios 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Amidei, Edelman and Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Maurice Amidei | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  184th District Court (Hon. Joseph M. Guarino) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Frances M. Northcutt | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Robert F. McStay, Jr. | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-98-01397-CR
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								Gerald Troy Davis 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Yates, Fowler, and Edelman | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Leslie Brock Yates | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  174th District Court (Hon. George Godwin) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Ernest Davila | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Keli Pool Roper | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00190-CR
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								Manuel Aurelio Rojas 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Chief Justice Murphy and Justices Hudson and Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  240th District Court (Hon. J. Bradley Smith) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Ralph A. Gonzalez | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Brian Marcus Middleton | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00472-CR
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								Wesley Dewayne George 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Hudson, Wittig, and Baird (Baird sitting by assignment) | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  212th District Court (Hon. Susan Criss) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Tim Weatherly | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Richard H. Branson | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00538-CR
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								James Edward Lewis 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Chief Justice Murphy and Justices Wittig and Baird (Baird sitting by assignment) | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  209th District Court (Hon. Michael McSpadden) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Ken J. McLean | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Kelly Ann Smith | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00721-CR
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								Micah Ramon McQuillion 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Chief Justice Murphy and Justices Hudson and Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  209th District Court (Hon. Michael McSpadden) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Ken J. McLean | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Carmen Castillo Mitchell | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-99-00890-CR
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								Damon Simmons 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								AFFIRMED (Per curiam) | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Amidei, Fowler, and Edelman | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  179th District Court (Hon. Jon Hughes) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Pro se | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Calvin A. Hartmann | 
							 
						 
						
  
						
						
							
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									 14-00-00485-CR
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								Eric John Kelly 
									v. 
									The State of Texas | 
							 
							
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								DISMISSED (Per curiam) | 
							 
							
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								Panel:  Justices Anderson, Fowler, and Edelman | 
							 
							
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								Trial court:  337th District Court (Hon. Don Stricklin) | 
							 
							
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								For appellant:  Kenneth W. Smith | 
							 
							
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								For appellee:  Calvin A. Hartmann | 
							 
						 
					
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