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Court records appellate history, denies motion to suppress in Rodriguez cases; writ filings discussed
Summary
The judge placed appellate rulings on the record in the Eric Rodriguez matters, noting a motion-to-suppress reversal by the Court of Criminal Appeals and a remand; counsel reported plans for a habeas petition and possible U.S. Supreme Court filing within about 30 days.
In a lengthy status exchange, counsel and the court placed the appellate history on the record in State v. Eric Rodriguez, including a trial-court grant of a suppression motion, an intermediate appellate affirmation, and a subsequent reversal and remand by the Court of Criminal Appeals. The judge indicated the motion to suppress would be denied in light of the higher-court rulings.
Defense counsel and appellate counsel described filings that followed the appeals process. Counsel reported that appellate counsel Angela Moore has been retained and is preparing a writ of habeas anticipated to be filed within about 30 days; the court asked that opinions and mandates be provided for the record.
The court told counsel it would place the appellate mandate and associated opinions into the case file. Counsel discussed that the defense intended to pursue further review; one attorney said there is "a writ that, Stephanie Boyd will be filing on behalf of mister Rodriguez," and counsel indicated follow-up by email to ensure the record contains the correct opinion and mandamus documents.
The court set a status return date and ordered the parties to place the appellate materials on the record. No suppression ruling beyond placing the appellate history on the record was appealed at that time; counsel indicated further appellate filings were imminent.
