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Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Wainwright, Justice Johnson, and Justice Willett joined, and in all but Part II-C of which Justice Brister joined. (PDF)
| 2009-07-16 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2009-06-26 | Mandate Issued – |
| 2009-06-26 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed – To identify a cause in View Sheet |
| 2009-05-15 | Motion for Rehearing - Filed – respondent's motion for rehearing of cause filed |
| 2009-05-01 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2009-05-01 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2009-05-01 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2008-08-29 | Address Change – Respondent |
| 2006-10-18 | Oral argument - – |
| 2006-10-13 | Motion to expand time for oral argument disposed – View Sheet |
| 2006-10-13 | Motion to Argue Disposed of. – View Sheet |
| 2006-10-09 | Response to Motion – Respondent |
| 2006-10-06 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-10-05 | call from atty in case – Respondent |
| 2006-10-05 | Motion to expand time for oral argument – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-10-05 | Motion to Argue – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-08-25 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-07-07 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2006-05-17 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Respondent |
| 2006-05-10 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2006-05-10 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2006-05-05 | Petition for Review under Rule 53 Disposed of – OA date & time not set. View Sheet |
| 2006-05-05 | pet/rev granted – |
| 2005-10-28 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2005-10-28 | Reply brief. – Petitioner |
| 2005-10-25 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2005-10-13 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – Petitioner's reply brief View Sheet |
| 2005-10-10 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Petitioner |
| 2005-10-04 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Respondent |
| 2005-09-29 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2005-09-19 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – Respondent View Sheet |
| 2005-09-13 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Respondent |
| 2005-09-07 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2005-08-30 | Brief filed. – Petitioner |
| 2005-07-11 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2005-07-07 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Petitioner |
| 2005-06-29 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2005-06-27 | Case Record Filed – |
| 2005-06-24 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Petitioner |
| 2005-06-09 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2005-06-09 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2005-05-06 | reply filed – Petitioner |
| 2005-04-21 | response to petition for review filed – Respondent |
| 2005-03-23 | response to requested; due ____; see remarks – Indicates filing re Petition for Review View Sheet |
| 2005-02-22 | Document received (See Remarks) – Respondent View Sheet |
| 2005-02-22 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2005-02-17 | call from atty in case – Respondent |
| 2005-02-16 | Response to Petition for Review waived (see remark – Respondent |
| 2005-02-15 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2005-02-07 | appendix to any instrument – Petitioner |
| 2005-02-07 | PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
| 2005-01-27 | second m/e/t to file pet/review disposed of – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2005-01-27 | second m/e/t to file petition for review filed – Petitioner |
| 2004-12-21 | m/e/t to file petition for review disposed of – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2004-12-17 | m/e/t to file petition for review filed – Petitioner |
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (2005-08-30)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits (2005-09-29)
Amicus Curiae Brief of The State of Texas (2005-02-15)
Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (2005-10-28)
Petition for Review (2005-02-07)
Petitioner's Reply Brief (2005-05-06)
Response to Petition for Review (2005-04-21)
Amicus Curiae of The State of Texas (2006-08-25)
Respondents' Motion for Rehearing - Filed: 05/15/2009 (2009-05-15)