24 Texas opinions name it 3 courts 1988–2023 5 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Spector v. Stategreen2 sentences2023A pertinent trait is “one that relates to a trait involved in the offense charged or a defense raised.” Spector v. State, 746 S.W.2d 946, 950 (Tex. App.—Austin 1988, pet. ref’d). 2022“A pertinent character trait is ‘one that relates to a trait involved 5 in the offense charged or a defense raised.’” Stitt v. State, 102 S.W.3d 845, 849 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003, pet. ref’d) (quoting Spector v. State, 746 S.W.2d 946, 950 (Tex. App.—Austin 1988, pet. ref’d)). | 10 | 13 |
Stitt v. Stategreen2 sentences2022“A pertinent character trait is ‘one that relates to a trait involved 5 in the offense charged or a defense raised.’” Stitt v. State, 102 S.W.3d 845, 849 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003, pet. ref’d) (quoting Spector v. State, 746 S.W.2d 946, 950 (Tex. App.—Austin 1988, pet. ref’d)). 2018“A pertinent character trait is ‘one that relates to a trait involved in the offense charged or a defense raised.’” Stitt v. State, 102 S.W.3d 845, 849 (Tex. App.— Texarkana 2003, pet. ref’d). | 6 | 6 |
Melgar v. Stategreen2 sentences2023A character trait is relevant if it is “one that relates to a trait involved in the offense charged or a defense raised.” Melgar, 236 S.W.3d at 307 . 2022“A character trait is relevant if it is one that relates to a trait involved in the offense charged or a defense raised.” Reighley v. State, 585 S.W.3d 98 , 103 (Tex. App.— Amarillo 2019, pet. ref’d) (quoting Melgar, 236 S.W.3d at 307 ). | 1 | 8 |
Valdez v. Stategreen1 sentence2023“In a murder case, the accused’s reputation for peacefulness, or non-aggressive behavior, is the appropriate inquiry.” Valdez v. State, 2 S.W.3d 518, 520 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, pet. ref’d). | 1 | 1 |
Santellan v. Stategreen1 sentence2015See Stitt v. State, 102 S.W.3d 845, 849 (Tex.App. - Texarkana 2003, pet.refd) ("A pertinent character trait is one that relates to a trait involved in the offense charged or a defense raised."); see also Santellan v. State, 939 S.W.2d 155, 167 (Tex.Crim.App.l997). | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Earnest Jackson, Jr., and James Arthur Porter, IIIgreen1 sentence1988Spector’s character for truthfulness and honesty are not traits related to the offense of possession of marihuana. 1 See United States v. Jackson, 588 F.2d 1046, 1055 (5th Cir.1979) (where identical federal rule interpreted to exclude evidence of defendant’s character for truthfulness and honesty in drug possession prosecution). | 1 | 1 |
Yates v. Stategreen1 sentence1988See Yates v. State, 679 S.W. 2d 534 (Tex.App.Tyler 1984); Martinez v. State, 712 S.W.2d 242 (Tex.App.San Antonio 1986). [6] In Powell, supra, the Court was reviewing the prosecution of nine Black youths who had been charged with the rape of two White girls near Scottsboro, Alabama. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Martinez v. State
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1 sentence1988See Yates v. State, 679 S.W. 2d 534 (Tex.App.Tyler 1984); Martinez v. State, 712 S.W.2d 242 (Tex.App.San Antonio 1986). [6] In Powell, supra, the Court was reviewing the prosecution of nine Black youths who had been charged with the rape of two White girls near Scottsboro, Alabama. | 1 | 1988–1988 |
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.