Second Court of Appeals

Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of July 3, 2017.

NOTE: Summaries are prepared by the court's staff attorneys and law clerks for public information only and reflect his or her interpretation alone of the facts and legal issues. The summaries are not part of the court's opinion in the case and should not be cited to, quoted, or relied upon as the opinion of the court.

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Read v. Verboski, No. 02-16-00399-CV (July 6, 2017) (Pittman, J., joined by Sudderth and Kerr, JJ.).

Held:  Because Appellant’s lawsuit has no arguable basis in law, the trial court did not err by dismissing his suit as frivolous under chapter fourteen of the civil practice and remedies code.

In re G.B., No. 02-17-00055-CV (July 6, 2017) (Sudderth, J., joined by Kerr and Pittman, JJ.).

Held:  Under the standard of review set out by the court of criminal appeals in Moon v. State, 451 S.W.3d 28, 47 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014), the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion by certifying Appellant, who was fourteen years old at the time of the offense, to stand trial as an adult in this aggravated-robbery-turned-murder case.