Issues Granted - 11/4/09
On November 4, 2009, the CCA granted discretionary review in the following cases on the following issues:PD-1779-08, Ronald Lamont Guyton v. State: The CCA granted Guyton's petition for discretionary review without oral argument in this possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver case out of Brazos County on the following issues:1. R

Today's Opinions - 11/4/09
Today, the CCA handed down published opinions in the following cases:PD-0198-08, Jose Carmen Saavedra v. State: The Court held that an out-of-court interpretation through a non-testifying interpreter can be admissible over a hearsay objection under Rule 801(e)(2)(C) or (D) if the trial court is satisfied that the party aut

Case Summary - Jose Carmen Saavedra v. State
A jury convicted Jose Carmen Saavedra of aggravated sexual assault of a child, in this case, his step-daughter. During the trial, the State introduced testimony from a detective that Saavedra had admitted to a Spanish interpreter that he had committed the offense. The interpreter did not testify at trial, and the detective did not understand Spanish. The Dallas Court of Appeals held in an unpublished opinion that the admission of this testimony was harmful error and remanded for a new trial. The court of appeals rejected the State's argument that it should adopt the "language conduit"

Oral Arguments - 10/21/09
On September 21, 2009, the CCA heard oral arguments in the following cases:AP-75,750, Adam Kelly Ward v. State, a capital murder case out of Hunt County:Appellant's opening - Roland FergusonState's response - Stephen R. Tittle, Jr.Appellant's rebuttalThis

New Oral Argument Posts
By way of a placeholder, I've now posted audio for oral arguments that took place on the following days:September 16, 2009September 30, 2009October 7, 2009The oral argument link list on the right of the home page has also been updated.