After getting her appeal tossed from the Thirteenth District of Texas Court of Appeals earlier this year, convicted murderess Melissa (Palacios) Patterson struck out again at the 13 th , when three appellate judges recused themselves from hearing her appeal. The court letter dated April 9, 2020 reads: “Please be advised, Chief Justice (Dori) Contreras, Justice (Nora) Longoria, and Justice (Leticia) Hinojosa are recused from this cause. Therefore, en banc reconsideration, if any, will be submitted to the original panel.” In plain English, the letter is saying that the original three-judge panel may review the case again for matters of appeal or ...