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No. 08-0465
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THE STATE OF TEXAS v. $281,420.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Oral argument was held on October 7, 2009. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on May 14, 2010. File Closed

In the news...

Tracking 2 articles about this case.

May 21, 2010

No opinions today; two summaries from last week [May 21, 2010]

from SCOTXblog

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  • The Court has issued opinions:

    Opinion

    May 14, 2010

    Oneill
    Jefferson
    Hecht
    Wainwright
    Medina
    Green
    Johnson
    Willett
    Guzman

    Justice O'Neill delivered the opinion of the Court PDF

     

    Court of Appeals

    Appellate District:13th Court of Appeals
    Outcome Below:Reverse & Render
    COA Docket No.:13-06-00158-CV
    Opinion Author:Honorable Dori Contreras Garza

    Trial Court

    Trial Court:398th District Court
    County:Hidalgo
    Trial Judge:Honorable Aida Salinas Flores
    Trial Docket:C-1200-02-I

    Docket Entries

    Date Event Outcome  
    2010-09-10 Case Stored  
    2010-09-09 Mandate issued  
      This case was waiting for a possible rehearing motion between May 14, 2010 and September 9, 2010.  
    2010-05-14 Opinion issued Court of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court
    2010-05-14 Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record Issued
      This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between October 7, 2009 and May 14, 2010.  
    2009-10-07 Oral argument  
    2009-10-02 Call received  
    2009-09-28 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
    2009-09-25 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
      This case was waiting for oral argument between July 24, 2009 and September 25, 2009.  
    2009-07-24 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Filing granted
    2009-07-22 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
    2009-07-15 Miscellaneous Motion Received  
    2009-07-10 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
      This case was waiting for oral argument between April 17, 2009 and July 10, 2009.  
    2009-04-17 Petition for Review granted
    2009-04-17 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
    2009-04-02 Response to Amicus Curiae Brief filed (Respondent)  
    2009-03-03 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2009-02-17 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
    2009-02-13 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
      This case was pending on merits briefs between December 19, 2008 and February 13, 2009.  
    2008-12-19 Solicitor general invited to file brief  
    2008-11-13 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
    2008-10-27 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
    2008-10-23 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
    2008-10-20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
    2008-10-20 Call received  
    2008-10-16 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Denied
    2008-10-08 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
    2008-10-02 Case Record Filed  
    2008-09-30 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
    2008-09-30 Waiver of Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
    2008-09-30 Call received  
    2008-09-30 Miscellaneous Motion  
    2008-09-26 Waiver of Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
    2008-09-26 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
    2008-09-09 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
    2008-08-29 Record Requested in Petition for Review
    2008-08-28 Brief on the Merits Requested  
    2008-07-15 Case forwarded to Court
    2008-07-11 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
    2008-06-13 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
    2008-06-13 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  

    Parties

    Party Counsel Role
    The State of Texas
    Mr. Timothy Audrey Davis
    Mr. Rene Guerra
    Petitioner
    Huerta, Gregorio
    Mr. Edward A. Mallett
    Respondent
    OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL OF TEXAS
    Mr. Sean D. Jordan
    Mr. James C. Ho
    Other Interested Party

    Amicus Curiae

    Amicus Curiae Counsel
    The State of Texas
    Mr. Sean D. Jordan
     
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