Opinions Dated 12/02/1999

Historical Opinions

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Houston, Texas

OPINIONS DATED DECEMBER 2, 1999

Civil

Published:

14-96-01080-CV
Bruce Smith
v.
Kathleen Smith

AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART (on rehearing)

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

Concurring Opinion by: Hon. J. Harvey Hudson

Trial court: 257th District Court (Hon. Linda Motheral)

For appellant: Shawn Russell Casey

For appellee: Michael Duncan and Lydia T. Protopapas

14-97-00492-CV
Jon Michael Withrow
v.
Alba Rosa Schou

AFFIRMED

Majority Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig

Dissenting Opinion by: Hon. Maurice Amidei

Trial court: Brazoria County Court at Law No. 3 (Hon. James Blackstock)

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Pro se

14-97-01358-CV
John Kanon, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Terry Kanon, Deceased
v.
The Methodist Hospital

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler

Trial court: 11th District Court (Hon. Mark Davidson)

For appellant: G. Wesley Urquhart and John C. Grazier

For appellee: Catherine B. Smith, Lisa Lynne Turboff, H. Ronald Welsh, and Joel E. Baird

14-98-01183-CV
Joseph Rossano, Personally and as Mayor of Alvin, Texas, Dwight Rhodes, Andy Reyes, and Andy Desham, Personally and as City Council Members of Alvin, Texas, and Eugenia Cano, Personally and as Attorney for Alvin, Texas
v.
Larry Townsend and Elizabeth Esquivel Brinkerhoff

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy

Trial court: 149th District Court (Hon. Shearn Smith)

For appellant: Eugenia Anne Cano

For appellee: Sharon Kay Kirklin Middleton

14-99-00198-CV
The Universtity of Houston, John Bear, and Don Guyton
v.
Don Elthon

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Maurice Amidei

Trial court: 281st District Court (Hon. Jane N. Bland)

For appellant: Robert B. O'Keefe

For appellee: J. W. Beverly and B. Edward Williamson

14-99-00232-CV
Blaine Cartlidge
v.
Aida Hernandez and Martha Kolpek

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. John S. Anderson

Trial court: 190th District Court (Hon. John P. Devine)

For appellant: John H. Boswell and Matthew W. Brown

For appellee: Mark W. Collmer

Unpublished:

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

14-98-01102-CV	*Triad Home Renovators, Inc.* v. *Comerica Bank-Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 190th District Court (Hon. John Devine)
	For appellant: Lana R. Dieringer
	For appellee: Mark C. Guthrie and Teresa Schneider

14-98-01264-CV	*City of Houston* v. *Yolanda Mendoza, Mary Jane Ramirez, et al.*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 125th District Court (Hon. Don Wittig)
	For appellant: Laura Anne Coats
	For appellee: Jack F. Holmes

14-99-00103-CV	*The City of Houston and Gary Michael Storemski* v. *Mildred Hall Fagan*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. J. Harvey Hudson
	Trial court: Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 (Hon. Gary Michael Block)
	For appellant: Rosemary Sylvia Ward and Laura Anne Coats
	For appellee: Jock Todd Ivey

14-99-00402-CV	*Health Industry Manufacturers Association* v. *Jennifer F. Crabb*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig
	Trial court: 55th District Court (Hon. Sherry Radack)
	For appellant: Donald Ray Burger and Clinard J. Hanby
	For appellee: J. Steven Stewart

14-99-00929-CV	*Bernardo Eureste* v. *Texas Workers Compensation Insurance Fund*
	DISMISSED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 280th District Court (Hon. Tony Lindsay)
	For appellant: Bernardo Eureste
	For appellee: Andrew Paul Price

Criminal

Published:

14-97-00444-CR
Denis Maricler Gomes
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Majority Opinion by: Hon. Maurice Amidei

Dissenting Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig

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

For appellant: Winston E. Cochran, Jr.

For appellee: Alan Curry

14-97-00614-CR
Thomas Perry Regan
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler

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

For appellant: R. Scott Shearer

For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-98-00766-CR
Luke Enoch Edwards
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. John S. Anderson

Trial court: 339th District Court (Hon. Caprice Cosper)

For appellant: Bob Wicoff

For appellee: Barabara Anne Drumheller

Unpublished:

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

14-97-01074-CR 14-97-01075-CR	*Pedro Jose Santana* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman
	Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. George Godwin)
	For appellant: Ronald N. Hayes
	For appellee: Alan Curry

14-97-01081-CR	*Johnny Alvin Cook* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman
	Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. George Godwin)
	For appellant: Patricia Sedita
	For appellee: William J. Delmore, III

14-97-01211-CR	*Benjamin Zacarias Torres* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Leslie Brock Yates
	Trial court: Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 (Hon. Hanna Chow)
	For appellant: Michael Pena
	For appellee: Julie Klibert

14-97-01423-CR	*Fernando Israel Archundia* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 (Hon. Robin Brown)
	For appellant: Henry L. Burkholder, III
	For appellee: Kimberly Aperauch Stelter

14-97-01433-CR
Joseph William Kellerman
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Joe L. Draughn (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 230th District Court (Hon. Belinda Hill)

For appellant: Lott J. Brooks, III

For appellee: Julie Klibert

14-97-01436-CR
Carry Gipson
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird (sitting by assignment)

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

For appellant: Gary M. Polland

For appellee: Alan Curry

14-98-00151-CR
Juan Jose German
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

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

Trial court: 338th District Court (Hon. Mary Bacon)

For appellant: Carl R. Pruett

For appellee: Rikke Burke Graber

14-98-00187-CR
Billy Wayne Bearden, Jr.
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

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

Trial court: 177th District Court (Hon. Carol G. Davies)

For appellant: Thomas R. Steinmeyer

For appellee: Keli Pool Roper

14-98-00193-CR
Ismael Salinas
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. J. Harvey Hudson

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

For appellant: Robert A. Swofford

For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00210-CR
Stephen Stromatt
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman

Trial court: Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 (Hon. Jean Hughes)

For appellant: David Cunningham

For appellee: Carmen Castillo Mitchell

14-98-00351-CR
Guillermo Viveros Angulo
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird (sitting by assignment)

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

For appellant: Ellis C. McCullough

For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00517-CR
Fidel Herrera
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. J. Harvey Hudson

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

For appellant: Stephen Morris

For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00645-CR
Jamarcus Ahmaud Nickerson
v.
The State of Texas

DISMISSED

Opinion by: Hon. Sam Robertson (sitting by assignment)

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

For appellant: Stephen Morris

For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-98-00685-CR
Michele Lynn Jennings
v.
The State of Texas

DISMISSED

Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy

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

For appellant: Patricia Sedita

For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00829-CR
Aron Reyna
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy

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

For appellant: Tyrone Moncriffe

For appellee: Carol M. Cameron

14-98-00865-CR
Mark Anthony Lewis
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED

Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird (sitting by assignment)

Trial court: 177th District Court (Hon. Carol G. Davies)

For appellant: R. P. Cornelius

For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-01333-CR
Anthony Wilmer Tribble
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

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

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Brandee L. Todd

14-99-00106-CR
Michael Scot Hannon
v.
The State of Texas

AFFIRMED (Per curiam)

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

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-01252-CR
James Joseph Lewis
v.
The State of Texas

DISMISSED (Per curiam)

Trial court: Brazoria County Court at Law No. 1 (Hon. Jerri Lee Mills)

For appellant: Jerry L. Farrer

For appellee: Jerilynn K. Yenne

14-99-01268-CR
Carlos Ernesto Meraz
v.
The State of Texas

DISMISSED (Per curiam)

Trial court: 85th District Court (Hon. J. D. Langley)

For appellant: Pro se

For appellee: Bill R. Turner

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14-96-01080-CV	*Bruce Smith* v. *Kathleen Smith*
	AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART (on rehearing)
	Majority Opinion by: Hon. Norman Lee (sitting by assignment)
	Concurring Opinion by: Hon. J. Harvey Hudson
	Trial court: 257th District Court (Hon. Linda Motheral)
	For appellant: Shawn Russell Casey
	For appellee: Michael Duncan and Lydia T. Protopapas

14-97-00492-CV	*Jon Michael Withrow* v. *Alba Rosa Schou*
	AFFIRMED
	Majority Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig
	Dissenting Opinion by: Hon. Maurice Amidei
	Trial court: Brazoria County Court at Law No. 3 (Hon. James Blackstock)
	For appellant: Pro se
	For appellee: Pro se

14-97-01358-CV	*John Kanon, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Terry Kanon, Deceased* v. *The Methodist Hospital*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler
	Trial court: 11th District Court (Hon. Mark Davidson)
	For appellant: G. Wesley Urquhart and John C. Grazier
	For appellee: Catherine B. Smith, Lisa Lynne Turboff, H. Ronald Welsh, and Joel E. Baird

14-98-01183-CV	Joseph Rossano, Personally and as Mayor of Alvin, Texas, Dwight Rhodes, Andy Reyes, and Andy Desham, Personally and as City Council Members of Alvin, Texas, and Eugenia Cano, Personally and as Attorney for Alvin, Texas v. *Larry Townsend and Elizabeth Esquivel Brinkerhoff*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 149th District Court (Hon. Shearn Smith)
	For appellant: Eugenia Anne Cano
	For appellee: Sharon Kay Kirklin Middleton

14-99-00198-CV	*The Universtity of Houston, John Bear, and Don Guyton* v. *Don Elthon*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Maurice Amidei
	Trial court: 281st District Court (Hon. Jane N. Bland)
	For appellant: Robert B. O'Keefe
	For appellee: J. W. Beverly and B. Edward Williamson

14-99-00232-CV	*Blaine Cartlidge* v. *Aida Hernandez and Martha Kolpek*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. John S. Anderson
	Trial court: 190th District Court (Hon. John P. Devine)
	For appellant: John H. Boswell and Matthew W. Brown
	For appellee: Mark W. Collmer

14-97-00444-CR	*Denis Maricler Gomes* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Majority Opinion by: Hon. Maurice Amidei
	Dissenting Opinion by: Hon. Don Wittig
	Trial court: 176th District Court (Hon. Brian Rains)
	For appellant: Winston E. Cochran, Jr.
	For appellee: Alan Curry

14-97-00614-CR	*Thomas Perry Regan* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Wanda McKee Fowler
	Trial court: 184th District Court (Hon. Jan Krocker)
	For appellant: R. Scott Shearer
	For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-98-00766-CR	*Luke Enoch Edwards* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. John S. Anderson
	Trial court: 339th District Court (Hon. Caprice Cosper)
	For appellant: Bob Wicoff
	For appellee: Barabara Anne Drumheller

14-97-01433-CR	*Joseph William Kellerman* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Joe L. Draughn (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 230th District Court (Hon. Belinda Hill)
	For appellant: Lott J. Brooks, III
	For appellee: Julie Klibert

14-97-01436-CR	*Carry Gipson* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 263rd District Court (Hon. Jim Wallace)
	For appellant: Gary M. Polland
	For appellee: Alan Curry

14-98-00151-CR	*Juan Jose German* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 338th District Court (Hon. Mary Bacon)
	For appellant: Carl R. Pruett
	For appellee: Rikke Burke Graber

14-98-00187-CR	*Billy Wayne Bearden, Jr.* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Bill Cannon (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 177th District Court (Hon. Carol G. Davies)
	For appellant: Thomas R. Steinmeyer
	For appellee: Keli Pool Roper

14-98-00193-CR	*Ismael Salinas* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. J. Harvey Hudson
	Trial court: 178th District Court (Hon. William T. Harmon)
	For appellant: Robert A. Swofford
	For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00210-CR	*Stephen Stromatt* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Richard H. Edelman
	Trial court: Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 (Hon. Jean Hughes)
	For appellant: David Cunningham
	For appellee: Carmen Castillo Mitchell

14-98-00351-CR	*Guillermo Viveros Angulo* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 262nd District Court (Hon. Doug Shaver)
	For appellant: Ellis C. McCullough
	For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00517-CR	*Fidel Herrera* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. J. Harvey Hudson
	Trial court: 174th District Court (Hon. George Godwin)
	For appellant: Stephen Morris
	For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00645-CR	*Jamarcus Ahmaud Nickerson* v. *The State of Texas*
	DISMISSED
	Opinion by: Hon. Sam Robertson (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 176th District Court (Hon. Brian Rains)
	For appellant: Stephen Morris
	For appellee: Kelly Ann Smith

14-98-00685-CR	*Michele Lynn Jennings* v. *The State of Texas*
	DISMISSED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 182nd District Court (Hon. Jennine Barr)
	For appellant: Patricia Sedita
	For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-00829-CR	*Aron Reyna* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Paul C. Murphy
	Trial court: 209th District Court (Hon. Michael T. McSpadden)
	For appellant: Tyrone Moncriffe
	For appellee: Carol M. Cameron

Historical Opinions

Fourteenth Court of Appeals Houston, Texas

OPINIONS DATED DECEMBER 2, 1999

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Houston, Texas

14-98-00865-CR	*Mark Anthony Lewis* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED
	Opinion by: Hon. Charles F. Baird (sitting by assignment)
	Trial court: 177th District Court (Hon. Carol G. Davies)
	For appellant: R. P. Cornelius
	For appellee: Dan McCrory

14-98-01333-CR	*Anthony Wilmer Tribble* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 272nd District Court (Hon. John Delaney)
	For appellant: Pro se
	For appellee: Brandee L. Todd

14-99-00106-CR	*Michael Scot Hannon* v. *The State of Texas*
	AFFIRMED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 262nd District Court (Hon. Doug Shaver)
	For appellant: Pro se
	For appellee: Calvin A. Hartmann

14-99-01252-CR	*James Joseph Lewis* v. *The State of Texas*
	DISMISSED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: Brazoria County Court at Law No. 1 (Hon. Jerri Lee Mills)
	For appellant: Jerry L. Farrer
	For appellee: Jerilynn K. Yenne

14-99-01268-CR	*Carlos Ernesto Meraz* v. *The State of Texas*
	DISMISSED (Per curiam)
	Trial court: 85th District Court (Hon. J. D. Langley)
	For appellant: Pro se
	For appellee: Bill R. Turner