The Fourth Court of Appeals sits in San Antonio and covers Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, LaSalle, McMullen, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Real, Starr, Sutton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala counties.

After a court of appeals decision, either party can file a Petition for Discretionary Review (PDR) asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reconsider the outcome. The CCA grants about 7.6% of PDRs from Fourth Court decisions and, when it takes a case, rules against the lower court in about 88% of those. The district runs from San Antonio south to the Rio Grande, covering Webb County (Laredo) and a broad border corridor where immigration consequences compound the stakes of any criminal conviction.

Fourth Court of Appeals — Cases

  • 04-23-00216-CROwens v. State — direct appeal — harassment
  • 04-21-00412-CREx parte Owens — post-conviction habeas corpus
  • 04-20-00486-CRWilliams v. State — direct appeal — promotion of prostitution
  • 04-19-00450-CREx parte Metzger — post-conviction habeas corpus
  • 04-19-00438-CREx parte Metzger — pretrial habeas corpus

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