Oral Argument - 9/16/09

On September 16, 2009, the CCA heard oral argument in the following cases:

AP-75,793, Roosevelt Smith, Jr. v. State, a capital murder case out of Harris County:

Appellant's opening - Janet Morrow
State's response - Jessica McDonald
Appellant's rebuttal

This is a death penalty case so appeal to the CCA was automatic. Consequently, here wasn't an underlying opinion or post when the CCA granted discretionary review.

PD-1218-08 & PD-1219-08, PD-1220-08, PD-1221-08, Frank Trinidad v. State & Johnny Adams, Jr. v. State, a murder case out of Atascosa County and three aggravated sexual assault cases out of Wilson County:

State's opening - Marc Ledet
Appellant's response - Deborah Letz
State's rebuttal

Here's a link to Trinidad's court of appeals opinion. Here's a link to Trinidad's court of appeals case info. Here's a link to Adams' court of appeals opinion(s). Here's a link to Adams' court of appeals case info. Here's a link to my post when the CCA granted discretionary review in both cases.

PD-1441-08, David Lee Anderson, II v. State, an aggravated sexual assault case out of Galveston County:

State's opening - Roger Ezell
Appellant's response - Winston E. Cochran, Jr.
State's rebuttal

Here's a link to the court of appeals opinion. Here's a link to the court of appeals case info. Here's a link to my post when the CCA granted discretionary review.