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voucher rule in Texas

28 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1982–2025 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (14)

CaseFollowedCited
Russeau v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1990 · cited in 11 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1990–2012
2 sentences

1997The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the voucher rule in Russeau v. State, 785 S.W.2d 387, 390 (Tex.Crim.App.1990), holding that the rationale behind this rule is effectively destroyed by Tex.R.Crim.Evid. 607.

1996Russeau v. State, 785 S.W.2d 387, 390 (Tex.Crim.App.1990), abolished the voucher rule.

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Palafox v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1979 · cited in 11 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1987–2000
2 sentences

2000Under the criminal version of the voucher rule, "when the State introduce[d] a defendant's confession in evidence, it [was] bound by any exculpatory statements contained therein unless such statements [were] disproved." Palafox v. State , 608 S.W.2d 177, 183 (Tex. Crim.

2000Under the criminal version of the voucher rule, "when the State introduce[d] a defendant's confession in evidence, it [was] bound by any exculpatory statements contained therein unless such statements [were] disproved." Palafox , 608 S.W.2d at 183 (Dally, J. dissenting). 7.

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Ibanez v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1986 · cited in 5 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1988–2020
2 sentences

2020Because Ibanez was based on the now defunct “voucher rule,” appellant’s reliance upon Ibanez is unavailing.2 2 The dissent in Ibanez noted that the voucher rule “seems to be abolished by the soon-to-be-effective Texas Rules of Criminal Evidence” because “[t]he rationale behind the voucher rule is effectively destroyed by Rule 607.” Ibanez v. State, 749 S.W.2d 804, 812 (Tex. Crim.

2020Id. at 807 n.3. 8 Nevertheless, appellant argues that Russeau was wrongly decided and urges this court to reconsider the applicability of the voucher rule and apply it in this case, as it was in Ibanez.

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Stills v. Stategreen
texapp · 1987 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1988–1990
2 sentences

1990Guerra v. State, 760 S.W.2d 681, 696 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1988, review ref’d); Gale v. State, 747 S.W.2d 564, 566 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.); Stills v. State, 728 S.W.2d 422, 425-28 (Tex.App.-Eastland, no pet.); Brown v. State, 725 S.W.2d 801, 808 (Tex.App.-Austin 1987), remanded on other grounds, 761 S.W.2d 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1988).

1988See Stills, 728 S.W.2d at 426 .

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Hernandez v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1991 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025“The voucher rule required the State to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt all exculpatory assertions in a defendant’s confession if the State offered the confession into evidence.” Hernandez v. State, 819 S.W.2d 806, 813 (Tex. Crim.

2025“The voucher rule required the State to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt all exculpatory assertions in a defendant’s confession if the State offered the confession into evidence.” Hernandez v. State, 819 S.W.2d 806, 813 (Tex. Crim.

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Brown v. Stategreen
texapp · 1987 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1988–1990
2 sentences

1990Guerra v. State, 760 S.W.2d 681, 696 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1988, review ref’d); Gale v. State, 747 S.W.2d 564, 566 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.); Stills v. State, 728 S.W.2d 422, 425-28 (Tex.App.-Eastland, no pet.); Brown v. State, 725 S.W.2d 801, 808 (Tex.App.-Austin 1987), remanded on other grounds, 761 S.W.2d 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1988).

1988Gale, 747 S.W.2d at 566 ; Stills, 728 S.W.2d at 428 ; Brown v. State, 725 S.W.2d 801 , 808 n. 7 (Tex.App.—Austin 1987, pet. granted).

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Gale v. Stategreen
texapp · 1988 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1988–1990
2 sentences

1990Guerra v. State, 760 S.W.2d 681, 696 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1988, review ref’d); Gale v. State, 747 S.W.2d 564, 566 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.); Stills v. State, 728 S.W.2d 422, 425-28 (Tex.App.-Eastland, no pet.); Brown v. State, 725 S.W.2d 801, 808 (Tex.App.-Austin 1987), remanded on other grounds, 761 S.W.2d 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1988).

1988Ibanez v. State, 749 S.W.2d 804 , 807 n. 3, 812 (Tex.Crim.App.1986) (Davis, J., dissenting, but noted as correct in this observation by majority opinion); Gale v. State, 747 S.W.2d 564 , 566 n. 1 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1988, no pet.); Stills v. State, 728 S.W.2d 422 , 425 n. 2 (Tex.App.—Eastland 1987, no pet.).

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Guzman v. Stategreen
texapp · 2017 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020“When the Court of Criminal Appeals has deliberately and unequivocally interpreted the law in a criminal matter, we must adhere to its interpretation under the dictates of vertical stare decisis.” Guzman v. State, 539 S.W.3d 394, 404 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017, pet. ref’d) (quoting Mason v. State, 416 S.W.3d 720 , 728 n.10 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013, pet. ref’d); see also State of Tex. ex rel.

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Hughes v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1999 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2001–2001
2 sentences

2001Tex.R.Evid. 607; Hughes v. State, 4 S.W.3d 1, 5 (Tex. Crim.App.1999).

2001Tex.R.Evid. 607; Hughes v. State, 4 S.W.3d 1, 5 (Tex.Crim.App.1999).

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Coleman v. Stategreen
texapp · 1992 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1997–1997
1 sentence

1997See Coleman v. State, 832 S.W.2d 409, 414 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, pet. ref'd).

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Guerra v. Stategreen
texapp · 1988 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
1 sentence

1990Guerra v. State, 760 S.W.2d 681, 696 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1988, review ref’d); Gale v. State, 747 S.W.2d 564, 566 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.); Stills v. State, 728 S.W.2d 422, 425-28 (Tex.App.-Eastland, no pet.); Brown v. State, 725 S.W.2d 801, 808 (Tex.App.-Austin 1987), remanded on other grounds, 761 S.W.2d 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1988).

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Howard Lipinski v. People of the State of New Yorkgreen
ca2 · 1977 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
1 sentence

1990The common law voucher rule is premised upon the notion that a party may not impeach his own witness; a party who calls a witness to the stand “vouches for his credibility.” Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 296 , 93 S.Ct. 1038, 1046 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973); Lipinski v. New York, 557 F.2d 289, 292-94 (2d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1074 , 98 S.Ct. 1262 , 55 L.Ed.2d 779 (1978); Palafox, 608 S.W.2d at 183-84 (Dally, J., dissenting); C.

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Banks v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1909 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
2 sentences

1990Palafox v. State, 608 S.W.2d 177, 181 (Tex.Crim.App.1979) (quoting Banks v. State, 56 Tex.Crim. 262 , 119 S.W. 847, 848 (1909)).

1990Palafox v. State, 608 S.W.2d 177, 181 (Tex.Crim.App.1979) (quoting Banks v. State, 56 Tex.Crim. 262 , 119 S.W. 847, 848 (1909)).

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Mahavier v. Stategreen
texapp · 1982 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1987–1987
1 sentence

1987Chambers v. Mississippi, supra at 410 U.S. 296 n. 8, 93 S.Ct. 1046 n. 8, 35 L.Ed.2d 309 n. 8; Ibanez v. State, No. 69,330 supra at 4; Mahavier v. State, 644 S.W.2d 129, 134-35 (Tex.App. — San Antonio 1982, no pet’n) (Cantu, J., concurring).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (19)

CaseCitedYears
Chambers v. Mississippi green
scotus · 1973
2 sentences

2010Furthermore, McDonald, the third-party was present in the courtroom, under oath and subject to cross-examination.108 The State of Mississippi, however, did not recognize the “admission against penal interest” exception to the hearsay rule; as a result, the trial court refused to allow the defendant to introduce the testimony of the three persons to whom the confessions were made.109 The second evidentiary barrier to the appellant was Mississippi’s “voucher” rule, which prevented the defendant from being able to cross-examine the third-party witness (whom the defendant called because the State

2010Furthermore, McDonald, the third-party was present in the courtroom, under oath and subject to cross-examination.108 The State of Mississippi, however, did not recognize the “admission against penal interest” exception to the hearsay rule; as a result, the trial court refused to allow the defendant to introduce the testimony of the three persons to whom the confessions were made.109 The second evidentiary barrier to the appellant was Mississippi’s “voucher” rule, which prevented the defendant from being able to cross-examine the third-party witness (whom the defendant called because the State

31990–2010
Fuller v. State green
texcrimapp · 1992
2 sentences

2025App. 1991), overruled on other grounds by Fuller v. State, 829 S.W.2d 191 (Tex. Crim.

2025App. 1991), overruled on other grounds by Fuller v. State, 829 S.W.2d 191 (Tex. Crim.

22025–2025
Trent Mason v. State green
texapp · 2013
1 sentence

2020“When the Court of Criminal Appeals has deliberately and unequivocally interpreted the law in a criminal matter, we must adhere to its interpretation under the dictates of vertical stare decisis.” Guzman v. State, 539 S.W.3d 394, 404 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017, pet. ref’d) (quoting Mason v. State, 416 S.W.3d 720 , 728 n.10 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013, pet. ref’d); see also State of Tex. ex rel.

12020–2020
Crane v. Kentucky green
scotus · 1986
2 sentences

2008The Court pointed to several of its past cases striking down similar rules that were disproportionate or served no legitimate purpose. 547 U.S. at 325 , 126 S.Ct. at 1732 B 33 (citing Washington v. Texas , 388 U.S. 14 , 87 S.Ct. 1920 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967) (state law that barred defendants from presenting the testimony of any co‑defendant, unless the co‑defendant had been acquitted, but imposed no such restriction on the prosecution); Chambers v. Mississippi , 410 U.S. 284 , 93 S.Ct. 1038 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973) (state A voucher rule, @ which barred any party from impeaching its own witness)

2008The Court pointed to several of its past cases striking down similar rules that were disproportionate or served no legitimate purpose. 547 U.S. at 325 , 126 S.Ct. at 1732 B 33 (citing Washington v. Texas , 388 U.S. 14 , 87 S.Ct. 1920 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967) (state law that barred defendants from presenting the testimony of any co‑defendant, unless the co‑defendant had been acquitted, but imposed no such restriction on the prosecution); Chambers v. Mississippi , 410 U.S. 284 , 93 S.Ct. 1038 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973) (state A voucher rule, @ which barred any party from impeaching its own witness)

12008–2008
Holmes v. South Carolina green
scotus · 2006
2 sentences

2008The Court pointed to several of its past cases striking down similar rules that were disproportionate or served no legitimate purpose. 547 U.S. at 325 , 126 S.Ct. at 1732 B 33 (citing Washington v. Texas , 388 U.S. 14 , 87 S.Ct. 1920 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967) (state law that barred defendants from presenting the testimony of any co‑defendant, unless the co‑defendant had been acquitted, but imposed no such restriction on the prosecution); Chambers v. Mississippi , 410 U.S. 284 , 93 S.Ct. 1038 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973) (state A voucher rule, @ which barred any party from impeaching its own witness)

2008The Court pointed to several of its past cases striking down similar rules that were disproportionate or served no legitimate purpose. 547 U.S. at 325 , 126 S.Ct. at 1732 B 33 (citing Washington v. Texas , 388 U.S. 14 , 87 S.Ct. 1920 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967) (state law that barred defendants from presenting the testimony of any co‑defendant, unless the co‑defendant had been acquitted, but imposed no such restriction on the prosecution); Chambers v. Mississippi , 410 U.S. 284 , 93 S.Ct. 1038 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973) (state A voucher rule, @ which barred any party from impeaching its own witness)

12008–2008
Washington v. Texas green
scotus · 1967
2 sentences

2008The Court pointed to several of its past cases striking down similar rules that were disproportionate or served no legitimate purpose. 547 U.S. at 325 , 126 S.Ct. at 1732 B 33 (citing Washington v. Texas , 388 U.S. 14 , 87 S.Ct. 1920 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967) (state law that barred defendants from presenting the testimony of any co‑defendant, unless the co‑defendant had been acquitted, but imposed no such restriction on the prosecution); Chambers v. Mississippi , 410 U.S. 284 , 93 S.Ct. 1038 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973) (state A voucher rule, @ which barred any party from impeaching its own witness)

2008The Court pointed to several of its past cases striking down similar rules that were disproportionate or served no legitimate purpose. 547 U.S. at 325 , 126 S.Ct. at 1732 B 33 (citing Washington v. Texas , 388 U.S. 14 , 87 S.Ct. 1920 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1967) (state law that barred defendants from presenting the testimony of any co‑defendant, unless the co‑defendant had been acquitted, but imposed no such restriction on the prosecution); Chambers v. Mississippi , 410 U.S. 284 , 93 S.Ct. 1038 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973) (state A voucher rule, @ which barred any party from impeaching its own witness)

12008–2008
Brown v. State green
texcrimapp · 1988
1 sentence

1990Guerra v. State, 760 S.W.2d 681, 696 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1988, review ref’d); Gale v. State, 747 S.W.2d 564, 566 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth, no pet.); Stills v. State, 728 S.W.2d 422, 425-28 (Tex.App.-Eastland, no pet.); Brown v. State, 725 S.W.2d 801, 808 (Tex.App.-Austin 1987), remanded on other grounds, 761 S.W.2d 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1988).

11990–1990
Butler v. State green
texcrimapp · 1989
1 sentence

1990Butler v. State, 769 S.W.2d 234 (Tex.Cr.App.1989).

11990–1990
Barbosa v. Texas green
scotus · 1978
1 sentence

1990The common law voucher rule is premised upon the notion that a party may not impeach his own witness; a party who calls a witness to the stand “vouches for his credibility.” Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 296 , 93 S.Ct. 1038, 1046 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973); Lipinski v. New York, 557 F.2d 289, 292-94 (2d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1074 , 98 S.Ct. 1262 , 55 L.Ed.2d 779 (1978); Palafox, 608 S.W.2d at 183-84 (Dally, J., dissenting); C.

11990–1990
Lipinski v. New York green
scotus · 1978
1 sentence

1990The common law voucher rule is premised upon the notion that a party may not impeach his own witness; a party who calls a witness to the stand “vouches for his credibility.” Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 296 , 93 S.Ct. 1038, 1046 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973); Lipinski v. New York, 557 F.2d 289, 292-94 (2d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1074 , 98 S.Ct. 1262 , 55 L.Ed.2d 779 (1978); Palafox, 608 S.W.2d at 183-84 (Dally, J., dissenting); C.

11990–1990
Cozad v. Johnson green
scotus · 1978
1 sentence

1990The common law voucher rule is premised upon the notion that a party may not impeach his own witness; a party who calls a witness to the stand “vouches for his credibility.” Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 296 , 93 S.Ct. 1038, 1046 , 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973); Lipinski v. New York, 557 F.2d 289, 292-94 (2d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1074 , 98 S.Ct. 1262 , 55 L.Ed.2d 779 (1978); Palafox, 608 S.W.2d at 183-84 (Dally, J., dissenting); C.

11990–1990
Rogers v. State green
texcrimapp · 1985
1 sentence

1987Ibanez v. State, No. 69,330, Tex.Cr.App., June 11, 1986 (not yet reported); Rogers v. State, 687 S.W.2d 337 (Tex.Cr.App.1985); Palafox v. State, 608 S.W.2d 177 (Tex.Cr.App.1980). 7 This voucher rule, as it is sometimes called, is two-fold: first, the statement must amount to an admission; second, it must contain an assertion which exculpates the accused from the charged offense.

11987–1987
United States v. Anthony Anibal Torres green
ca2 · 1983
1 sentence

1987(Emphasis added) Similarly, in United States v. Torres, 719 F.2d 549 , 557 n. 5 (2d Cir.1983), the Second Circuit concluded that the voucher rule was no longer viable in light of FED.R.EVID. 607: The situation was compounded further by the court’s misapprehension of a rule of evidence.

11987–1987
Bradley v. United States green
scotus · 1972
11982–1982
United States v. Morris C. Fancher green
ca2 · 1963
11982–1982
United States v. Rex Don Stamps green
ca5 · 1970
2 sentences

1982The voucher rule has been universally criticized as having "no place in a rational system of investigation in modern society... all attempts to modify or qualify it so as to reach sensible results serves only to demonstrate its irrationality and to increase the uncertainties of litigation." 1 Morgan, Basic Problems of Evidence, p. 64 (1954 Ed.); See also 3 Wigmore on Evidence, §§ 896-899 (3rd Ed. 1940); Ladd, Impeachment of One's Own Witness-New Developments, 4 U.Chi.L.Rev. 69 (1936); U.S. v. Norman, 518 F.2d 1176 (4th Cir.1975); U.S. v. Lineberger, 444 F.2d 122 (4th Cir.1971), cert. denied 40

1982The voucher rule has been universally criticized as having “no place in a rational system of investigation in modern society ... all attempts to modify or qualify it so as to reach sensible results serves only to demonstrate its irrationality and to increase the uncertainties of litigation.” 1 Morgan, Basic Problems of Evidence, p. 64 (1954 Ed.); See also 3 Wigmore on Evidence, §§ 896-899 (3rd Ed. 1940); Ladd, Impeachment of One’s Own Witness-New Developments, 4 U.Chi.L.Rev. 69 (1936); U.S. v. Norman, 518 F.2d 1176 (4th Cir.1975); U.S. v. Lineberger, 444 F.2d 122 (4th Cir.1971), cert. denied 4

11982–1982
United States v. David Leonard Edwards, Jr. green
ca9 · 1971
2 sentences

1982The voucher rule has been universally criticized as having "no place in a rational system of investigation in modern society... all attempts to modify or qualify it so as to reach sensible results serves only to demonstrate its irrationality and to increase the uncertainties of litigation." 1 Morgan, Basic Problems of Evidence, p. 64 (1954 Ed.); See also 3 Wigmore on Evidence, §§ 896-899 (3rd Ed. 1940); Ladd, Impeachment of One's Own Witness-New Developments, 4 U.Chi.L.Rev. 69 (1936); U.S. v. Norman, 518 F.2d 1176 (4th Cir.1975); U.S. v. Lineberger, 444 F.2d 122 (4th Cir.1971), cert. denied 40

1982The voucher rule has been universally criticized as having “no place in a rational system of investigation in modern society ... all attempts to modify or qualify it so as to reach sensible results serves only to demonstrate its irrationality and to increase the uncertainties of litigation.” 1 Morgan, Basic Problems of Evidence, p. 64 (1954 Ed.); See also 3 Wigmore on Evidence, §§ 896-899 (3rd Ed. 1940); Ladd, Impeachment of One’s Own Witness-New Developments, 4 U.Chi.L.Rev. 69 (1936); U.S. v. Norman, 518 F.2d 1176 (4th Cir.1975); U.S. v. Lineberger, 444 F.2d 122 (4th Cir.1971), cert. denied 4

11982–1982
United States v. William Clemothy Norman and Ernest Lester green
ca4 · 1975
2 sentences

1982The voucher rule has been universally criticized as having "no place in a rational system of investigation in modern society... all attempts to modify or qualify it so as to reach sensible results serves only to demonstrate its irrationality and to increase the uncertainties of litigation." 1 Morgan, Basic Problems of Evidence, p. 64 (1954 Ed.); See also 3 Wigmore on Evidence, §§ 896-899 (3rd Ed. 1940); Ladd, Impeachment of One's Own Witness-New Developments, 4 U.Chi.L.Rev. 69 (1936); U.S. v. Norman, 518 F.2d 1176 (4th Cir.1975); U.S. v. Lineberger, 444 F.2d 122 (4th Cir.1971), cert. denied 40

1982The voucher rule has been universally criticized as having “no place in a rational system of investigation in modern society ... all attempts to modify or qualify it so as to reach sensible results serves only to demonstrate its irrationality and to increase the uncertainties of litigation.” 1 Morgan, Basic Problems of Evidence, p. 64 (1954 Ed.); See also 3 Wigmore on Evidence, §§ 896-899 (3rd Ed. 1940); Ladd, Impeachment of One’s Own Witness-New Developments, 4 U.Chi.L.Rev. 69 (1936); U.S. v. Norman, 518 F.2d 1176 (4th Cir.1975); U.S. v. Lineberger, 444 F.2d 122 (4th Cir.1971), cert. denied 4

11982–1982
James E. Simon Co. v. Ardelt-Horn Construction Co. green
scotus · 1972
11982–1982

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 19.03 (9) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 19.02 (5) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 19.04 (3) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 9.31 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TX 28 (1982–2025) MS 5 (1986–2014) MD 5 (1983–2018) MO 2 (2002–2011) TN 2 (2000–2021) OR 2 (1983–1996) OH 2 (2013–2020) LA 2 (1980–2014) CT 2 (1996–2019)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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