Legal Opinion
Stern v. State Ex Rel. Ansel
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 6, 1994No. C14-92-01362-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANNON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment removing Jack R. Stem from the office of District Attorney for Fort Bend County. Relators alleged incompetence and official misconduct under the Texas Removal Statute as grounds for Mr. Stem’s removal. Tex.Local Gov’t Code Ann. § 87.013 (Vernon 1988). The crux of the complaint against Jack Stem is twofold: (1) he publicly released transcripts of grand jury testimony, and (2) he abused a grand jury witness. 1 This combined conduct forms the bedrock upon which the removal action was founded. After trial, the jury returned a verdict…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Ex Parte MartinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Longoria v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
- In Re Mohawk Rubber Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1998
- Taylor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. MoruaTexas Supreme Court · 1998
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