Browse 22 abuse of discretion standard cases decided by Texas Court of Appeals. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate Court Affirms Property Division and Attorney's Fees Award
Soo Jin H. Rademacher v. Franz Louis Rademacher, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding ...
Appellate Court Affirms Business Valuation in Divorce Property Division
Genevieve Glasgow v. Stephen Edward Glasgow, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over the division of marital property...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel rights leads to conviction reversal
In Re Anant Kumar Tripati v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Anant Kumar Tripati, appealed his conviction for agg...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms Divorce Decree and Property Division
Christopher Ray Carpenter v. Catherine Carpenter, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christopher Ray Carpenter, appealed a divorce ...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admitting Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Gaige Porter v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gaige Porter, challenged his conviction for aggravated assau...
Texas Court Affirms Divorce Property Division
Grant Allen Nelson v. Mallary Lauren Nelson, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding ...
Appellate Court Affirms Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings Against Dr. Corwin
Dr. Robert Corwin, Richard B. Brualdi, and the Brualdi Law Frim, P.C. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case co...
Texas Court Affirms Division of Retirement Benefits in Divorce
Graham Gilliam v. Diane Werlein Gilliam, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The dispute centered on the division of retirement benefits in a divo...
Appellate Court Affirms Equitable Property Division in Divorce
Henry Hutcherson III v. Tina Hutcherson, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over the division of property in a divor...
Mandamus denied: New trial motion untimely filed
Ex Parte Robert Gildon v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Robert Gildon, sought a writ of mandamus to compel...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of I.R.D. and C.R.D., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of par...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Despite Evidentiary Challenges
In the Interest of A.C., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.C., challenged the trial court's t...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In Re A.B. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.B., challenged the trial court's order terminating paren...
Texas court upholds warrantless vehicle search in sexual assault conviction appeal
Ex Parte Muqtasid Qaadir A/K/A Muqtasid Qadir v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Muqtasid Qaadir, sought...
Appellate Court Affirms Divorce Property Division
Ezekiel Keith v. Nikki Keith, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding the divisio...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms Divorce Property Division
Mayra Isabel Bustamante v. Erik Bustamante, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regardin...
Court Affirms Denial of Unemployment Benefits for Voluntary Quit
Keith Shannon v. Texas Workforce Commission, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Keith Shannon, appealed the Texas Workforce Comm...
Appellate Court Affirms Property Division and Spousal Maintenance Award
Rama Steven Douglas v. Marlindy Louise Douglas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision rega...
Appellate Court Affirms Divorce Decree and Property Division
Primitivo Torres-Martinez v. Brenda M. Torres, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Primitivo Torres-Martinez, appealed a trial co...
Texas Fails to Shield Documents from Discovery
In Re State of Texas v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas sought a writ of mandamus to compel the trial...
Appellate Court Affirms Divorce Property Division and Attorney's Fees
Sandra Jovita Roush v. John Willard Roush IV, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regard...
Appellate Court Affirms Divorce Property Division
Rhonda Cherie Martin v. David Lee Martin, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding t...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 22 abuse of discretion standard cases from Texas Court of Appeals. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Affirmed: 1, Defendant Win: 19, Remanded: 1, Plaintiff Win: 1.
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