Legal Opinion
MacIas v. Moreno
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided September 13, 2000No. 08-98-00414-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHEW, Justice.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict in a legal malpractice case. We affirm.
Appellee, Freddy Moreno, Jr., a police officer with the Anthony Police Department, was indicted for violating the civil rights of a prisoner. He was released on $1,000 bond. Moreno hired Appellant, Francisco F. Macias, to defend him. Macias neglected to inform Moreno of the final judge’s conference and Moreno did not appear. The trial court revoked Moreno’s bond and a warrant for his arrest was issued. Moreno was arrested and spent three weeks in jail after Macias’ attempts to have Moreno’s bond…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Elbaor v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Mobil Chemical Company v. BellTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- Peeler v. Hughes & LuceTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Paramount Pipe & Supply Co. v. MuhrTexas Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- El Paso Refining, Inc. v. Scurlock Permian Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2002
- Denson v. Dallas County Credit Union, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
- Carcamo-Lopez v. Does 1 through 20District Court, W.D. Texas · 2011
- Esparza Rico v. FloresDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2005
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