Published Opinions

 

United States v. Smith No. 20-50304, 2021 WL 1783355 (5th Cir. May 5, 2021)

 

USA vs. Tredon Smith, United States Court of Appeal for Fifth Circuit (2021) , Guilty Plea, Conviction, and Sentence Vacated, Remanded for New Plea and Necessary Proceedings Thereafter.

While at a friend’s house, Tredon Smith touched a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver. He later pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of that firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C.

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Ex parte Evans 537 S.W.3d 109, 110 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017)

 

Ex Parte Malcolm Jamón Evans, In The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, No. WR-83,873-02, (2017) Relief Granted, Judgment Vacated.

Applicant was charged with causing serious bodily injury to a child under Texas Penal Code section 22.04(a)(1). After the State abandoned the deadly weapon allegation, he pled guilty with a 50-year cap, and the trial court sentenced him to 50 years in prison.

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Ex Parte Tiede 448 S.W.3d 456 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014)

 

Ex Parte Bernhardt Tiede, II, In The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, No. WR-81,532-01, (2014), with cocounsel, Relief Granted, Sentence Set Aside, Remanded for New Punishment.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for a writ of habeas corpus.

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