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substantive legal error in Texas

11 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 2004–2024 1 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Brown v. Browngreen
texapp · 2007 · cited in 7 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2007–2009
2 sentences

2009Brown v. Brown, 236 S.W.3d 343, 349 (Tex.App.–Houston [1 st Dist.] 2007, no pet.). (footnote: 6) As such, a clarifying order cannot be used to make a substantive change in the decree’s property division even if the decree contains a substantive legal error.

2009Brown v. Brown, 236 S.W.3d 343, 349 (Tex.App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, no pet.).6 As such, a clarifying order cannot be used to make a substantive change in the decree’s property division even if the decree contains a substantive legal error.

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Gibson v. Stategreen
texapp · 2003 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
2 sentences

2004See Gibson,, 117 S.W.3d at 577-78 . 5 The Court of Appeals also correctly recognized that appellate courts must apply a “clearly erroneous” standard of appellate review to a trial court’s ruling on a Batson claim.

2004See Gibson , 117 S.W.3d at 577-78 . (5) The Court of Appeals also correctly recognized that appellate courts must apply a "clearly erroneous" standard of appellate review to a trial court's ruling on a Batson claim.

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in Re Olshan Foundation Repair Company, LLC and Olshan Foundation Repair Company of Dallas, Ltd.green
tex · 2010 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020Repair Co., 328 S.W.3d 883, 888 (Tex. 2010) (orig. proceeding). 6 make a substantive change in the divorce decree after it becomes final even if the decree contains a substantive legal error).

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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 (1)

CaseCitedYears
Lucio v. State green
texcrimapp · 2011
1 sentence

2024Because Sueoka’s brief does not reference the record or supporting authorities and does not set out a substantive legal analysis, Sueoka’s issues are “inadequately briefed and present[] nothing for review.” See Lucio, 351 S.W.3d at 896 ; see also Alonzo v. State, No. 03-22- 00518-CR, 2023 WL 5597362 , at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 30, 2023, no pet.) (mem. op., not 3 designated for publication) (determining that pro se defendant inadequately briefed issues by failing “to supply appropriate citations to authority and to the record”).1 Even liberally construing Sueoka’s three-page brief to identif

12024–2024

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 9.002 (7) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 3.001 (5)

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

NY 15 (1982–2016) TX 11 (2004–2024) IA 8 (1983–2022) CA 8 (1985–2023) IL 6 (2014–2022) OR 5 (1976–2023) FL 4 (2003–2023) NJ 4 (2015–2026) DC 3 (2003–2017) PA 3 (1996–2019) WA 3 (2009–2025) ME 2 (2019–2019) MO 2 (2011–2020) DE 2 (1997–2005) VT 2 (2020–2023) MI 2 (2021–2021)

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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