April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Austin Court Upholds Death-Penalty Discovery Sanctions in Deed-Fraud Suit—Blueprint for Striking Pleadings When a Party Games the Process
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Unpreserved Jury-Unanimity Error in Aggravated Assault: Charge Disjunctives Survive Egargious-Harm Review—A Crossover Lesson for Family-Violence Findings
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Extraneous Dating‑Violence Assaults Admitted After ‘Door Opened’ Cross‑Examination—Blueprint for (and Against) Character Attacks in Texas Protective‑Order and SAPCR Trials
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Injury-to-a-Child Appeal: Non‑Parent Boyfriend’s Assumed Duty and Texas Venue/Jurisdiction Proof—Blueprint for Family‑Violence Findings
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Post‑Verdict Sentencing ‘Agreement’ and Judicial Vindictiveness: Preservation Traps When the Court Pressures a Deal After Trial
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Accomplice-Witness Corroboration Standards Offer Blueprint for Attacking (or Defending) Family-Violence Allegations Built on a Single Insider
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 14th COA: Rule 412 Bars Child-Sex-Abuse Defense From Using Porn-Exposure as ‘Alternative Source’ Absent Nexus to Motive/Bias; Constitutional Argument Waived If Not Raised
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dallas COA: Pro Se Motion Must Be Treated as an ‘Answer,’ Defeating No‑Answer Default (Useful Blueprint Against Default Termination/Protective‑Order Judgments)
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Houston 1st COA: JNOV Proper When Jury Answers Don’t Resolve the Only Live Issue—Who Owns the House
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Post‑Verdict Sentencing Deal Waives ‘Vindictive Judge’ Narrative: Preservation Lessons for Family‑Law Parallel Proceedings
