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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-11-00317-CR MICHAEL WAYNE SMITH, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 413th District Court Johnson County, Texas Trial Court No. F44966

PER CURIAM |Jn 2015, appellant Michael Wayne Smith entered a negotiated plea of guilty to aggravated robbery, theft of property, furnishing a prohibited article, and one misdemeanor count of third-degree battery. An aggregate sentence of 300 months’ imprisonment was imposed. On February 25, 2016, Smith filed in the trial court a timely, verified pro se pe

OPINION MATHIAS, Judge. Clarence Carter, Dollie Smith, and Henry Harris (collectively “the Appellants”) appeal the Madison Circuit Court’s dismissal of their complaints against Wayne Haggard (“Haggard”). The Appellants claim that the trial court erred when it concluded that their complaints should be dismissed because they failed to file their summonses as

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Jeri Rich sued Michael Palko and Keith Hudgens of the McKinney Police Department ("MPD") on behalf of her adopted son, Gavrila Dupuis-Mays, who has been declared an incapacitated person by the State of Texas. Rich sought damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

PER CURIAM. The Wayne County Employees Retirement System (“retirement system”) was established in 1944 “for the purpose of providing retirement income to eligible employees and survivor benefits.” Wayne County Charter § 6.111. Currently, the retirement system consists of five defined benefit plans, one defined contribution plan, and the

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-25,282-29 EX PARTE MICHAEL WAYNE BOHANNAN, Applicant ON APPLICANT’S APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN CAUSE NO. 12-10-10953(2) FROM THE 435TH DISTRICT COURT MONTGOMERY COUNTY YEARY, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which SLAUGHTER, J., joined. DISSENTING OPINION

MARCUS, Circuit Judge: At issue in this capital case is whether Michael Wayne Eggers, an Alabama death row inmate, is competent to waive his right to appeal from the denial of his § 2254 federal habeas petition, to discharge counsel and proceed with execution. Eggers admitted to having beaten and chokéd to death Bennie Francis Murray, his former employe

BY THE COURT: Wayne Durham is an appellant who was convicted by a jury of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in *1330 violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and of one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violat

OPINION FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and W. NEAL McBRAYER, JJ., joined. This appeal arises from an underinsured motorist coverage claim that hinges on the validity of a choice of law provision in the insurance policy. Plaintiffs were involved in a car wreck in Tennessee while driving a vehicle they

OPINION BY President Judge PELLEGRINI.1 Kevin Allen (Plaintiff) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County (trial court) sustaining the preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer of Wayne County, acting in and through the Wayne County Correctional Facility and the Wayne County Commissioners, Brian W. Smith, Anthony V. Herzog and Wendell R. Kay (co

OPINION HOWARD, Presiding Judge: ¶ 1 Following a jury trial, Fuller Smith was convicted of two counts of molestation of a child and two counts of sexual conduct with a minor under fifteen. On appeal, Smith argues a DNA1 expert’s testimony as to the results of a saliva test violated his Confrontation Clause rights, the trial court violated his due process rights by denying Ms m

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 30, 2004 Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 30, 2004. In The

751 N.W.2d 453 (2008) Stella SIDUN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER, Defendant-Appellee. Docket No. 131905. Calendar No. 1. Supreme Court of Michigan. Argued March 5, 2008. Decided July 2, 2008. *455 John T. Hermann, Berkley and Public Citizen Litigation Group (by Deepak Gupta and Michael Kirkpatri

MEMORANDUM ** Federal prisoner Ernest Wayne appeals from the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo. See United States v. Rodrigues, 347 F.3d 818, 823 (9th Cir.2003). We reverse and remand for resentencing. *127Wayne contends that he

On Application For Rehearing This court's original opinion, dated March 25, 1994, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor: Barbara Jean Smith sued Michael Wayne Smith for divorce on September 21, 1992, in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Alabama. On October 1, 1992, the trial court entered a temporary order establishing the rights and obligations of the parties, and dividing the assets of the marriage. On January 22, 1993, the tria

MEMORANDUM ** Federal prisoner Ernest Wayne appeals from the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo. See United States v. Rodrigues, 347 F.3d 818, 823 (9th Cir.2003). We reverse and remand for resentencing. *127Wayne contends that he

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge: The district court granted habeas corpus relief to Petitioner Michael Wayne Norris, a Texas death-row inmate, based on its finding that the jury instructions at.the sentencing phase of Norris’s trial violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights under Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U.S. 302, 109 S.Ct. 2934, 106 L.Ed.2d 256 (

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”) sued a consortium of telemarketing companies, chiropractic clinics, and affiliated law offices spanning several states, contending that they had violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). A jury returned a verdict in Allstate’s favor, leading to a sizable award and attorney’s fe

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN JUDGMENT RENDERED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 NO. 03-19-00416-CR Michael Wayne Steen, II, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee APPEAL FROM THE 27TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE ROSE, JUSTICES TRIANA AND SMITH AF

Opinion issued August 28, 2025. In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-24-00090-CR ——————————— MICHAEL WAYNE STEWART, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee