Sandra Jeanne Weldin v. Robert Smith, Michael Reed Ellis and Alex Sakrzeski

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 10, 2002
• Docket: 06-02-00088-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-02-00088-CV ______________________________

SANDRA JEANNE WELDIN, Appellant

V.

ROBERT SMITH, MICHAEL REED ELLIS, AND ALEX SAKRZESKI, Appellees

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On Appeal from the 5th Judicial District Court Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 98C0372-005

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Before Morriss, C.J., Grant and Ross, JJ. Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss

O P I N I O N

Sandra Jeanne Weldin has filed an appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of Robert Smith, Michael Reed Ellis, and Alex Sakrzeski. The clerk's record was filed July 8, 2002. Weldin's brief  was  therefore  due  to  be,  but  was  not,  filed  by  August  7,  2002.  On September 16, 2002, we wrote a letter to Weldin's counsel warning that, if the brief was not filed with this Court within fifteen days of the date of our letter, and if good cause was not shown for the delay, the appeal would be subject to dismissal for want of prosecution pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1).

Over twenty days have elapsed. No response in any form has been received by this Court. In the complete absence of any apparent effort by Weldin's counsel to pursue this appeal in the face of our warnings, we now dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b), (c).

The appeal is dismissed.

Josh R. Morriss, III

Chief Justice

Date Submitted: October 9, 2002

Date Decided: October 10, 2002

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                                                         In The

                                                Court of Appeals

                        Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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                                                             No. 06-10-00044-CR

                              CALVIN WAYNE BURNHAM, Appellant

                                                                V.

                                     THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                                       On Appeal from the 123rd Judicial District Court

                                                             Panola County, Texas

                                                       Trial Court No. 2005-C-0007

                                          Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

                                            Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley

                                                     MEMORANDUM  OPINION

            Calvin Wayne Burnham appeals from his convictions by the trial court on four charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and four charges of indecency with a child.  Burnham has filed a single brief, in which he raises issues common to all of his appeals.^[1]  He argues that the trial court committed reversible error in considering evidence from a previous revocation hearing when granting the State’s second amended motion to adjudicate guilt and in admitting the results of a polygraph examination.  Burnham also complains that the evidence was insufficient to establish that he violated any conditions of his community supervision.

            We addressed these issues in detail in our opinion of this date on Burnham’s appeal in cause number 06-10-00038-CR.  For the reasons stated therein, we likewise conclude that reversible error has not been shown in this case.

            We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

                                                                        Bailey C. Moseley

                                                                        Justice

Date Submitted:          December 14, 2010

Date Decided:             December 15, 2010

OPINION ON REHEARING

            In the above-captioned case, we affirmed Calvin Wayne Burnham’s conviction of four counts of aggravated sexual assault and four counts of indecency with a child, his stepdaughter.  Burnham has filed a single motion for rehearing in all of his cases asking that this Court rehear the matter.^[2]  Specifically, he alleges that the State violated Article 42.12, Section 21(b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in amending its motion to adjudicate guilt “after the commencement of taking evidence at the hearing.”  Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 42.12, § 21(b) (Vernon Supp. 2010). 

            We addressed these issues in detail in our opinion on rehearing of this date on Burnham’s appeal in cause number 06-10-00038-CR.  For the reasons stated therein, we likewise conclude that Burnham’s complaint on rehearing was not preserved for our review.

            We deny the motion for rehearing.

Date:  January 26, 2011

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^[1]Burnham appeals from four convictions of aggravated sexual assault of a child and four convictions of indecency with a child, cause numbers 06-10-00038-CR through 06-10-00045-CR.

^[2]Burnham seeks rehearing of our opinions affirming four convictions of aggravated sexual assault of a child and four convictions of indecency with a child, cause numbers 06-10-00038-CR through 06-10-00045-CR.