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Michael Ritter
- Jan 21, 2021
- 1 min
Chief Justice Martinez provides first 4th Court Update of 2021
Today, Chief Justice Rebeca C. Martinez provided a Fourth Court Update for the Appellate Section of the San Antonio Bar Association. The...
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Michael Ritter
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Judge Valenzuela Appointed to the 4th Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lori I. Valenzuela to the Fourth Court of Appeals for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or...
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Michael Ritter
- Jan 6, 2021
- 1 min
4th Court rejects facial vagueness challenge to a statute criminalizing drugs that are “unsafe
In Ex parte Jarreau, the 4th Court overruled a facial constitutional challenge to Texas Health & Safety Code provisions criminalizing...
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Michael Ritter
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
ALL HANDS ON DECK– INSURANCE: How does a mechanical breakdown exclusion apply? Infinity County Mutua
In Infinity County v. Tatsch, the 4th Court granted en banc review. In a prior opinion, the panel applied, for the very first time, a...
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Michael Ritter
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
The 4th Court rules an automatic life sentence without parole is cruel and usual for intellectually
The 4th Court granted en banc review in Avalos v. State. In Avalos, the defendant, an intellectually disabled person, was charged with...
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Michael Ritter
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
The 4th Court clarifies reversal and rendition is ordinarily proper when the evidence is legally ins
In In re JMT, the 4th Court issued a supplemental opinion on en banc review to overrule prior decisions in which panels had held the...
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