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State need prove violation in Texas

24 Texas opinions name it 5 courts 1997–2026 9 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 (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Hacker, Anthony Waynegreen
texcrimapp · 2013 · cited in 16 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2013–2026
2 sentences

2026App. 2012) (“A trial court’s decision to revoke community supervision and to proceed to adjudication is examined in the light most favorable to the trial court’s judgment.”). “[T]o revoke probation . . . , the State need prove the violation of a condition of probation only by a preponderance of the evidence.” Hacker, 389 S.W.3d at 864–65.

2026Curtis, 548 S.W.2d at 59 . 18 “To convict a defendant of a crime, the State must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but to revoke probation (whether it be regular probation or deferred adjudication), the State need prove the violation of a condition of probation only by a preponderance of the evidence.” Hacker v. State, 389 S.W.3d 860 , 864– 65 (Tex. Crim.

416
Colorado v. Connellygreen
scotus · 1986 · cited in 5 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1997–2018
2 sentences

2010"Whenever the State bears the burden of proof in a motion to suppress a statement that the defendant claims was obtained in violation of our Miranda doctrine, the State need prove waiver only by a preponderance of the evidence.” Connelly, 479 U.S. at 168 , 107 S.Ct. 515 . .

2010"Whenever the State bears the burden of proof in a motion to suppress a statement that the defendant claims was obtained in violation of our Miranda doctrine, the State need prove waiver only by a preponderance of the evidence.” Connelly, 479 U.S. at 168 , 107 S.Ct. 515 . .

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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 (6)

CaseCitedYears
Garcia v. State green
texcrimapp · 1996
2 sentences

2010The question is not whether Appellant “explicitly” waived his Miranda rights, but 4 “Whenever the State bears the burden of proof in a motion to suppress a statement that the defendant claims was obtained in violation of our Miranda doctrine, the State need prove waiver only by a preponderance of the evidence.” Connelly, 479 U.S. at 168 . 5 Appellant cites to Garcia v. State, 919 S.W.2d 370 (Tex. Crim.

2010Such conduct is so different from Appellant's that a significantly different waiver analysis would be expected. [4] "Whenever the State bears the burden of proof in a motion to suppress a statement that the defendant claims was obtained in violation of our Miranda doctrine, the State need prove waiver only by a preponderance of the evidence." Connelly, 479 U.S. at 168 , 107 S.Ct. 515 . [5] Appellant cites to Garcia v. State, 919 S.W.2d 370 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996), to support his argument, and asks us to clarify Garcia and announce "that there must be an affirmative acknowledgment of the waiver of

32010–2010
Creager v. State green
texcrimapp · 1997
2 sentences

2008The cases cited in the majority opinion do not support a holding that the appealing party can present an incomplete and silent record showing no reversible error and win. (37) The majority opinion's citation to Creager cites to a concurring opinion in Creager which sets out the unremarkable proposition that "[w]hen the State bears the burden of proof on a motion in which the defendant seeks to suppress a statement, which he claims was obtained in violation of Miranda , the State need prove waiver only by a preponderance of the evidence." See Creager , 952 S.W.2d at 860 n.2 (Meyers, J., concurr

2008The cases cited in the majority opinion do not support a holding that the appealing party can present an incomplete and silent record showing no reversible error and win. 37 The majority opinion’s citation to Creager cites to a concurring opinion in Creager which sets out the unremarkable proposition that “[w]hen the State bears the burden of proof on a motion in which the defendant seeks to suppress a statement, which he claims was obtained in violation of Miranda , the State need prove waiver only by a preponderance of the evidence.” See Creager, 952 S.W.2d at 860 n. 2 (Meyers, J., concurrin

32008–2008
Leonard, William Thomas green
texcrimapp · 2012
2 sentences

2022App. 2013) (citing Leonard v. State, 385 S.W.3d 570 , 576–77 (Tex. Crim.

2016Hacker v. State, 389 S.W.3d 860, 864-65 (Tex.Crim.App. 2013); Leonard v. State, 385 S.W.3d 570 , 576–77 (Tex.Crim.App. 2012); Ex parte Doan, 369 S.W.3d 2 This case was transferred from the Fort Worth Court of Appeals, and we decide it in accordance with the precedent of that Court to the extent required by TEX.

22016–2022
Curtis v. State green
texcrimapp · 1977
1 sentence

2026Curtis, 548 S.W.2d at 59 . 18 “To convict a defendant of a crime, the State must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but to revoke probation (whether it be regular probation or deferred adjudication), the State need prove the violation of a condition of probation only by a preponderance of the evidence.” Hacker v. State, 389 S.W.3d 860 , 864– 65 (Tex. Crim.

12026–2026
Rickels v. State green
texcrimapp · 2006
1 sentence

2026“In the probation- revocation context, ‘a preponderance of the evidence’ means ‘that greater weight of the credible evidence which would create a reasonable belief that the defendant has violated a condition of his probation.’” Id. at 865 (quoting Rickels v. State, 202 S.W.3d 759 , 763–64 (Tex. Crim.

12026–2026
Wade Timothy Bessard v. State green
texapp · 2015
1 sentence

2015Hacker, 389 S.W.3d at 864–65; Bessard, 464 S.W.3d at 429 .

12015–2015

Where else courts name it

TX 24 (1997–2026) OH 5 (1987–2013) IL 3 (1965–2001) FL 3 (1999–2007) WI 3 (1992–1996) MI 2 (1994–2000)

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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