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instruction is automatic reversible error in Texas

12 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1997–2025 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 (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Reyes v. Statered
texcrimapp · 1996 · cited in 12 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1997–2025
2 sentences

2004Our decision was approved by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Reyes v. State, 938 S.W.2d 718, 720-21 (Tex.Crim.App.1996) ("[W]e hold Geesa [ v. State ] created an absolute systemic requirement that an instruction on reasonable doubt be submitted to the jury in all cases where the burden of proof requires the jury to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and the failure to submit such an instruction is automatic reversible error."), overruled by Paulson v. State, 28 S.W.3d 570, 573 (Tex.Crim.App.2000).

2004Our decision was approved by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Reyes v. State, 938 S.W.2d 718, 720-21 (Tex.Crim.App.1996) (“[W]e hold Geesa [u State ] created an absolute systemic requirement that an instruction on reasonable doubt be submitted to the jury in all cases where the burden of proof requires the jury to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and the failure to submit such an instruction is automatic reversible error.”), overruled by Paulson v. State, 28 S.W.3d 570, 573 (Tex.Crim.App.2000).

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Paulson v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2000 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
2 sentences

2004Our decision was approved by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Reyes v. State, 938 S.W.2d 718, 720-21 (Tex.Crim.App.1996) ("[W]e hold Geesa [ v. State ] created an absolute systemic requirement that an instruction on reasonable doubt be submitted to the jury in all cases where the burden of proof requires the jury to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and the failure to submit such an instruction is automatic reversible error."), overruled by Paulson v. State, 28 S.W.3d 570, 573 (Tex.Crim.App.2000).

2004Our decision was approved by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Reyes v. State, 938 S.W.2d 718, 720-21 (Tex.Crim.App.1996) (“[W]e hold Geesa [u State ] created an absolute systemic requirement that an instruction on reasonable doubt be submitted to the jury in all cases where the burden of proof requires the jury to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and the failure to submit such an instruction is automatic reversible error.”), overruled by Paulson v. State, 28 S.W.3d 570, 573 (Tex.Crim.App.2000).

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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.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 38.04 (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.

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