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No. 01-0619
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE v. MARIA MIRANDA AND RAY MIRANDA

Oral argument was held on October 30, 2002. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on April 2, 2004. It then denied rehearing on July 3, 2002 File Closed

Opinions

April 2, 2004

Wainwright
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Hecht
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Opinion of the Court by Justice Wainwright with respect to Parts I., II., III.A., III.B., III.C.2., III.C.3., III.D., and IV., joined by Chief Justice Phillips, Justice Hecht, Justice Owen, and Justice Smith, and a plurality opinion with respect to Part III.C.1., joined by Chief Justice Phillips, Justice Hecht, and Justice Smith PDF

Jefferson

Dissenting opinion by Justice Jefferson PDF

Brister
Oneill
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Dissenting opinion by Justice Brister, joined by Justice O'Neill and Justice Schneider PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:4th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed
COA Docket No.:04-00-00736-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable CATHERINE STONE

Trial Court

Trial Court:38th District Court
County:Uvalde
Trial Judge:Honorable Mickey Ray Pennington
Trial Docket:99-05-21,501-CV

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2004-05-19 Case Stored  
2004-05-18 Mandate issued  
2004-04-02 Dissenting opinion issued. Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2004-04-02 Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record Issued
2004-04-02 Opinion issued Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2004-04-02 Dissenting opinion issued.   Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
  This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between October 30, 2002 and April 2, 2004.  
2002-10-30 Created for Data Conversion -- an event inserted to correspond to the submitted date of a process  
2002-10-30 Created for Data Conversion -- an event inserted to correspond to the submission date of a process  
2002-10-30 Oral argument  
2002-10-23 Additional cites or additional authorities  
  This case was waiting for oral argument between July 22, 2002 and October 23, 2002.  
2002-07-22 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2002-07-22 Call received  
2002-07-11 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2002-07-03 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2002-07-03 Previous Order of the Court withdrawn  
2002-07-03 Amount of time allotted for oral argument.  
2002-07-03 Set for Submission  
2002-07-03 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed   Filing granted
2002-07-03 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed   Filing granted
2002-05-23 Response Waiver filed  
2002-05-06 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2002-04-05 Motion for Rehearing  
2002-04-05 Motion for Rehearing forwarded  
2002-03-21 Petition for Review disposed   m/l/f pet writ mand dismissed woj
2002-02-01 Supplemental Brief filed (Petitioner)  
2002-01-11 Waiver of Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2001-12-21 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2001-11-19 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2001-11-16 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2001-11-16 Designation of Lead Counsel  
2001-10-25 Record Received (See Remarks)  
2001-10-23 Record Requested in Petition for Review  
2001-10-23 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2001-10-04 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2001-09-04 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2001-08-14 Case forwarded to Court
2001-07-09 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2001-07-09 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
Mr. Howard G. Baldwin
Mr. Jeffrey S. Boyd
Justice John Cornyn
Mr. Harry W. Deckard
Ms. Nelly R. Herrera
Ms. Julie Caruthers Parsley
Ms. Lisa Royce Eskow
Petitioner
MIRANDA, MARIA
Mr. R. Emmett Harris
Respondent
MIRANDA, RAY
Mr. Jerry Don Evans
Respondent
 
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