Case law

SMITH, CHAMPAGNE v. the State of Texas

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 20, 2025

In Chapman v. … Brown v. Davenport, 596 U.S. 118, 144 (2022).

Hobbs v. State

53 Tex. Crim. 71 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Feb 12, 1908

It is directly in the teeth of the decision of this court in the case of Brown v. State, 42 Texas Crim. Rep., 176 . It is, as we believe, at variance with the letter and spirit of our Code of Criminal Procedure. … Messer v. State, 43 Texas Crim. Rep., 97 .

Black v. State

816 S.W.2d 350 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · May 29, 1991

McCleskey v. … California v. Brown, 479 U.S. 538, at 545 , 107 S.Ct. 837, at 841 , 93 L.Ed.2d 934, at 942 (1987) (O’Connor, J., concurring). Evidence invoking a purely sympathetic or emotional response is probably not “relevant.”

Webb v. State

232 S.W.3d 109 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 13, 2007

232 S.W.3d 109 (2007) Samuel Allen WEBB, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas. No. PD-0074-06. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. June 13, 2007. Rehearing Denied August 22, 2007. *110 Stan Brown, Abilene, for Appellant. … In Cook v.

State v. Lee

15 S.W.3d 921 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 12, 2000

State, 697 N.E.2d 466 (Ind.1998); State v. Rademacher, 433 N.W.2d 754 (Iowa 1988); State v. Muck, 262 Kan. 459 , 939 P.2d 896 (Kan.1997); Stamps v. Comm., 648 S.W.2d 868 (Ky.1983); State v. … Duhamel, 128 N.H. 199 , 512 A.2d 420 (N.H.1986); State v. DeMarco, 211 N.J.Super. 421 , 511 A.2d 1251 (N.J.Super.A.D.1986); Davis v. Brown, 87 N.Y.2d 626 , 641 N.Y.S.2d 819 , 664 N.E.2d 884 (N.Y.App.1996); State v.

Lucero, Jimmie Urbano

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Feb 13, 2008

Brown, a state of California death-penalty case in which the jury foreman made notes “for” and “against” imposition of the death penalty after consulting the Bible and other texts. See Fields v. … Brown, 503 F.3d 755, 776-82, 780 (9th Cir. 2007).

Matamoros, John Reyes

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 3, 2012

See Maldonado v. Thaler , 625 F.3d 229, 234 (5 th Cir. 2010) (noting the proceedings brought against Denkowski in the State Office of Administrative Hearings); Pierce v. … See Matamoros v.

Sparks, Robert

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 20, 2010

I think I’m on board with the special issue question so I think that helps me in separating myself from the guilty to the punishment phase. … The second board up there with the special issue, that helps me say yes, I’m able to do it. Q.

Carrasco v. State

712 S.W.2d 120 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 30, 1986

Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. 730 , 103 S.Ct. 1535 , 75 L.Ed.2d 502 (1983) (Stevens, J., Opinion concurring in the judgment.) … Holt v.

Flenteroy v. State

187 S.W.3d 406 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 6, 2005

On the floor board in front of the passenger seat, Mahdy found a screwdriver. … See generally Fuller v. State, 73 S.W.3d 250 (Tex.Cr.App.2002) (discussing evidentiary sufficiency principles); Gollihar v. State, 46 S.W.3d 243 (Tex.Cr.App.2001) (same); Malik v.

Catherine St. Germain v. Andrew Carter and Billy Schoppe

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Sep 30, 2015

Reyes v. Reyes, 458 S.W.3d 613, 616 (Tex.App. – El Paso 2014, no pet.); United Servs. Auto. Ass’n v. Croft, 175 S.W.3d 457, 463 (Tex.App. – Dallas 2005, no pet.); Dallas County v. … See Browning v. Paiz, 586 S.W.2d 670, 673 (Tex.Civ.App. – Corpus Christi 1979, writ ref’d n.r.e.)

Thomas v. State

49 Tex. Crim. 633 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 25, 1906

Kemp v. State, 11 Texas Crim. App., 174; Brown v. State, 32 Texas Crim. Rep., 119 ; Barkman v. State, 52 S. W. Rep., 69 . … Gibson v. Miss., 162 U. S., 591 ; Andrews v. Swartz, 156 U. S., 272 ; Bergemann v. Backer, 157 U. S., 655 .

Stockton v. State

80 Tex. Crim. 521 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Feb 7, 1917

Curry v. State, 4 Texas Crim. App., 574; Brown v. State, 7 Texas Crim. App., 569; Irving v. State, 9 Texas Crim. App., 66; McGee v. State, 21 Texas Crim. App., 670; Shields v. State, 32 Texas Crim. … Rep., 498 ; Pefferling v. State, 40 Texas, 487 ; Davis v. State, 20 Texas Crim. App., 302; Peterson v. State, 12 Texas Crim. App., 650; Bittick v. State, 40 Texas, 117 ; James v. State, 36 Texas, 645 ; Jones v.

Taylor v. State

101 Tex. Crim. 201 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 16, 1924

Brown said only that we *210 couldn’t consider it. I did not consider the fact that she had been convicted in Federal court. I knew it, that was all. … Macon v. State, 52 Texas Crim. Rep. 341 ; Baines v. State, 43 Texas Crim. Rep. 490 ; Cooper v. State, 72 Texas Crim. Rep. 266 ; Walling v. State, 59 Texas Crim. Rep. 279 ; Coffman v. State, 73 Texas Crim. Rep. 295 .

Kirkpatrick, Beverly

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Dec 17, 2008

PD-0873-07 and PD-0874-07 BEVERLY KIRKPATRICK, Appellant v. … In Studer v. State , 799 S.W.2d 263 (Tex. Crim.

Sparks, Robert

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 20, 2010

The record shows that on September 15, 2007, appellant murdered his wife, Chare Agnew, and his 9- and 10-year-old stepsons, Harold and Raekwon, and he raped his 12- and 14-year-old stepdaughters, Garysha Brown and LaKenya … I think I'm on board with the special issue question so I think that helps me in separating myself from the guilty to the punishment phase.

Rickels, Terry N.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Sep 27, 2006

RICKELS, Appellant v. … Lacour v.

Fant v. State

931 S.W.2d 299 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 16, 1996

“We therefore conclude that forfeiture under these provisions constitutes ‘payment to a sovereign as punishment for some offense,’ Browning-Ferris Industries v. … The majority cites U.S. v. Tilley, 18 F.3d 295 (5th Cir.1994) and U.S. v.

Johnson, Jamaile Burnett

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 16, 2021

Jorge parked their brown, 2002 Chevrolet 1500, “cab-and-a-half” with a stripe and tinted windows in the store’s parking lot. … Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 688 (1984).

Hernandez v. State

64 Tex. Crim. 73 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 29, 1911

Brown, the sheriff of Beeves County, that he was such sheriff in January, 1910; that he knew the appellant and of his being arrested. … Oxford v. State, 32 Texas Crim. Rep., 272 ; Davis v. State, 14 Texas Crim. App., 645; Ninnon v. State, 17 Texas Crim. App., 650; McAfee v. State, 17 Texas Crim. App., 131; Ayers v. State, 21 Texas Crim.