Legal Opinion · Dissent
Ex Parte Ellis
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided March 17, 2009No. 03-05-00585-CR, 03-05-00586-CR, 03-05-00589-CR, 03-05-00590-CR, 03-05-00591-CR, 03-05-00592-CR, 03-05-00593-CR, 03-05-00594-CR, 03-05-00595-CR, 03-05-00596-CR, 03-05-00597-CR, 03-05-00598-CR, 03-05-00599-CR, 03-05-00600-CR, 03-05-00601-CR, 03-05-00602-CR, 03-05-00603-CRPublished
1DissentDiane M. Henson, Justice
Given the troubling procedural history of this case, I dissent from this Court’s decision not to hear the case en banc. The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure allow a justice of the court of appeals to request a vote to determine whether a case will be heard en banc. See Tex.R.App. P. 41.2(c). In the present case, a vote was requested before the panel’s opinion was issued, and a majority of the court’s members voted against hearing the case en banc. “Any justice on the court may file an opinion in connection with a denial of a hearing ... en banc.” Tex.R.App. P. 47.5; see also O’Connor v.…
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