Mola Development Corp. v. United States

Parentheticals

• holding that the defendant was not entitled to the instruction when there was no “affirmatively contested” evidence that raised disputed fact issues on whether the confession was obtained in violation of constitutional or statutory rights

  Robin Hosea v. George Whittenburg and Whittenburg, Whittenburg, Schachter & Harris, P.C.

• holding that the defendant was not entitled to the instruction when there was no “affirmatively contested” evidence that raised disputed fact issues on whether the confession was obtained in violation of constitutional or statutory rights

  Juan Gomez v. State

• rejecting various constitutional challenges to Article 37.071 including the claim that it is unconstitutional because the mitigation special issue fails to place a burden of proof on the State

  Whitaker v. State

• upholding upward variance based on the nature and characteristics of the defendant and his criminal history

  United States v. Manuel Martinez-Hernandez

• rejecting various constitutional challenges to Article 37.071 including the claim that it is unconstitutional because the mitigation special issue fails to place a burden of proof on the State

  Whitaker, Thomas Bartlett

• "When a defendant fails to raise a procedural objection below, appellate review is for plain error only.”

  United States v. Alcala-Avalos

• "This Court has no obligation to construct and compose appellant's issues, facts, and arguments with appropriate citations to authorities and to the record."

  Lizcano, Juan

• “This Court has no obligation to construct and compose appellant’s issues, facts, and arguments with appropriate citations to authorities and to the record.”

  Lizcano, Juan

• “This affidavit suggests that a supervisory designation was required, pursuant to 12 C.F.R. § 563.13(7)(I) & (III) (1988

  Gulf Group General Enterprises Co. W.L.L. v. United States