Rose v. State

A Rose by any other name is a justly convicted appellant walking the streets of Texas with other guilty felons who will be released from the consequences of their convictions as a result of this decision. Today, the result oriented majority has produced a false flower of fairness camouflaged in the pseudonym of justice.

There is so much wrong with the majority opinion that to dissent in full would require the writing of at least a two volume treatise entitled “Judicial Legislation: A Means to an End.” Ignoring a constitutional amendment approved by the people of the State of Texas, the…