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  • Scott v. State

    132 Tex. Crim. 517 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 4, 1936

    C., Sec. 84; Shaffer v. State, 151 S. W., 1061 ; Brown v. State, 44 S. W., 174 . … C., See. 90; Harmon v. State, 3 Tex. App., 51; Wood v. State, 12 S. W., 405 ; Little v. State, 61 S. W., 483 ; Smith v. State, 81 S. W., 936 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Warmowski v. State

    853 S.W.2d 575 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · May 12, 1993

    Beebe v. State, supra, at 606, quoting Sodipo v. State, at 554 (Opinion on original submission). See also Hillin v. State, 808 S.W.2d 486 (Tex. *578 Cr.App.1991); Brown v. State, 828 S.W.2d 762 (Tex.Cr.App.1991). … In Marin v.

    Overruled in part, on other grounds by Llamas v. State, 2000 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 18 (2000)Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Bell v. State

    582 S.W.2d 800 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jan 24, 1979

    Morris v. State, supra; Taylor v. State, supra. … This bag is a small brown zipper bag with a Marine Corps emblem on the front of it. I also had a butter knife that I had sharpened and it was in the bag also.

    Cited 84 timesPublished
  • Tompkins v. State

    774 S.W.2d 195 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 7, 1987

    Alabama, supra, is contrary to the principles we articulate today ...” 106 S.Ct. at 1725 . 2 In Griffith v. Kentucky and Brown v. … Brown v. State, 171 Tex. Cr.R. 692, 353 S.W.2d 425, 430 (1962). We find such statement applicable here. Appellant’s second complaint gives us more concern.

    Declined to follow by Young v. State, 826 S.W.2d 141 (1992)Cited 260 timesPublished
  • Johnson v. State

    136 Tex. Crim. 305 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Feb 15, 1939

    Enders take some side-boards off a trailer and that he and Mr. … Harris v. State, 119 Tex. Cr. R. 71 , 44 S. W. (2d) 708 ; Burk v. State, 117 Tex. Cr. R. 144 , 33 S. W. (2d) 462 ; Colston v. State, 106 Tex. Cr. R. 423 , 292 S. W. 881 ; Freeman v. State, 91 Tex. Cr. R. 410 , 239 S.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Ex Parte Jacobson

    55 Tex. Crim. 237 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Feb 3, 1909

    lawfully arrested or imprisoned for any felony less than capital, or to rescue a person .accused of a misdemeanor, where the fine is not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to prevent or oppose the sitting of any lawful court, board … This question was so thoroughly discussed and analyzed in an opinion by Judge Ramsey of this court, in the case of Muckenfuss v. State, 52 Texas Crim. Rep., 467 , 107 S.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Brooks v. State

    686 S.W.2d 952 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 27, 1985

    Hightower v. State, supra; Chatman v. State, supra. … In the booth where appellant was sitting, Bullard found a .22 RG black steel revolver with a brown handle. Bullard submitted the gun to the lab for ballistics tests. C.E.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Bruton v. State

    428 S.W.3d 865 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 30, 2014

    See McCarty v. … See also United States v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Teague v. State

    864 S.W.2d 505 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 23, 1993

    See, e.g., Cuevas v. State, 742 S.W.2d 331, 352 (Tex.Cr.App.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1015 , 108 S.Ct. 1488 , 99 L.Ed.2d 716 (1988); Johnson, 739 S.W.2d at 305 n. 4.; Brown, 716 S.W.2d at 942, 945. … See Johnson v. State, Ti9 S.W.2d 299, 305 n. 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1987); Brown v. State, 716 S.W.2d 939, 942, 945 (Tex.Cr.App.1986). . The State presented two witnesses, Irwin and Bell, who were at the scene.

    Overruled on other grounds by Robertson v. State, 871 S.W.2d 701 (1994)Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Price v. State

    866 S.W.2d 606 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 3, 1993

    See Price v. State, 861 S.W.2d 913 (Tex.Cr.App. … See, e.g., Ex parte Ross, 522 S.W.2d 214, at 222-223 (Tex.Cr.App.1975); Brown v.

    Cited 51 timesPublished
  • DAVIS, WILLIAM GEORGE v. the State of Texas

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 12, 2026

    Brown v. State, 270 S.W.3d 564, 572–73 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (cleaned up). In this case, we conclude that the alleged error did not affect Appellant’s substantial rights. First, any misconduct here was mild. … See Brown, 270 S.W.3d at 573.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Ex Parte Mays

    152 Tex. Crim. 172 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 9, 1948

    It has been held, however, in the case of Wallace v. State, 111 Tex. Cr. 507, 14 S. … App. 566-576, we find the following quotation: “He further (Brown on Jurisdiction) says: ‘There are three essential elements necessary to render a conviction valid.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Saenz v. State

    843 S.W.2d 24 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 25, 1992

    In Fullbright v. … There are many cases in which this Court has done the harmless error analysis in the first instance, e.g., London v. State, 739 S.W.2d 842 (Tex.Cr.App.1987); Brown v. State, 757 S.W.2d 739 (Tex.Cr.App.1988); McGary v.

    Cited 60 timesPublished
  • State v. Cortez

    543 S.W.3d 198 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jan 24, 2018

    Can you walk up to the board and show the court what you claim to be a violation. A. … Brown v. State , 481 S.W.2d 106 , 111 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972) (quoting Wong Sun v.

    Cited 129 timesPublished
  • Bacon v. State

    134 Tex. Crim. 72 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jan 26, 1938

    Appellant complains in bill of exception No. 4 of the fact that the court refused to instruct the jury that the inspectors of the Liquor Control Board, Mr. Schuck and Mr. … The facts relative to this purchase by these two inspectors are practically the same as those set forth in Stevens v. State, 110 S.W.2d 906 , in which this Court held that such witnesses were not accomplices.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Lyle v. State

    31 Tex. Crim. 103 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 25, 1892

    Colbath v. The State, *115 4 Texas Ct. App., 76; Brown v. The State, Id., 275; McCarty v. The State, Id., 461; Payne v. The State, 5 Texas Ct. App., 35; Golliher v. Commonwealth, 2 Duv., 163 ; The People v. … Rep., 601 ; Cartwright v. The State, 8 Lea, 376 ; McIntyre v. The People, 38 Ill., 514 ; Roberts v. The People, 19 Mich., 401 ; The People v. Harris, 29 Cal., 678 ; The People v. Eastwood, 14 N. Y., 562 ; The People v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Spakes v. State

    913 S.W.2d 597 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jan 10, 1996

    Brown, 68 A.D.2d 503 , 417 N.Y.S.2d 966, 972-973 (N.Y.A.D., 2 Dept.1979) (justification also known as necessity); North Carolina, State v. Watts, 60 N.C.App. 191 , 298 S.E.2d 436, 437 (1982) (duress); Ohio, State v. … In Brown , the New York court held that its statute is the final benchmark on the parameters of the necessity defense but cited Lovercamp favorably. 417 N.Y.S.2d at 972 . .

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Lopez v. State

    928 S.W.2d 528 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · May 8, 1996

    Rose v. Locke, 423 U.S. 48, 53 , 96 S.Ct. 243, 246 , 46 L.Ed.2d 185 (1975). Splaum v. … Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161 , 169 n. 8, 97 S.Ct. 2221 , 2227 n. 8, 53 L.Ed.2d 187 (1977). Osborne v.

    Cited 68 timesPublished
  • Saldano v. State

    70 S.W.3d 873 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 13, 2002

    "Administrative power is further decentralized by the creation of more than a hundred independent state agencies, practically all of which are headed either by elected executives or by part-time boards and commissions, that … Brown, 460 U.S. 730 , 103 S.Ct. 1535 , 75 L.Ed.2d 502 (1983) (Criminal District Attorney of Tarrant County). . See Texas v.

    Modified in part, on other grounds, implicitly by Karenev v. State, 2009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 961 (2009)Cited 905 timesPublished
  • Sweeney v. State

    59 Tex. Crim. 370 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jan 26, 1910

    This case has been followed and approved in Hyden v. State, 31 Texas Crim. Rep., 401 ; Logan v. State, 39 Texas Crim. Rep., 575 ; Cordway v. State, 25 Texas Crim. App., 405; Hammond v. State, 28 Texas Crim. … App., 413; Tweedle v. State, 29 Texas Crim. App., 586; Frizzell v. State, 30 Texas Crim. App., 42; Pruitt v. State, 30 Texas Crim. App., 156; Goldsmith v. State, 32 Texas Crim. Rep., 112 ; Browning v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished

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