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rejection of self defense in Texas

8 Texas opinions name it 1 courts 2008–2024 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 (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Miller v. Stategreen
texapp · 2005 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008Miller v. State, 177 S.W.3d 177, 183 (Tex. App.–Houston [1 st Dist. 2005, pet. ref’d).

2008Miller v. State, 177 S.W.3d 177, 183 (Tex. App.–Houston [1st Dist. 2005, pet. ref’d).

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Jackson v. Virginiared
scotus · 1979 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2016–2024
2 sentences

2024Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 , 315–16 (1979).

2016Sufficiency of the Evidence In his third issue presented for review, appellant argues that the evidence is legally insufficient for a rational jury to have found that he did not act in self-defense. –20– We review the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support a jury’s rejection of self- defense claim under the standard in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979); Wise v. State, 364 S.W.3d 900, 903 (Tex. Crim.

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Wise v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016Sufficiency of the Evidence In his third issue presented for review, appellant argues that the evidence is legally insufficient for a rational jury to have found that he did not act in self-defense. –20– We review the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support a jury’s rejection of self- defense claim under the standard in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979); Wise v. State, 364 S.W.3d 900, 903 (Tex. Crim.

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Trevino v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2003 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2015–2015
1 sentence

2015See Trevino, 100 S.W.3d at 242 (recognizing that, depending on the facts, there could be evidence that was not discredited by the rejection of self- defense which supports a claim of sudden passion).

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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
Saxton v. State green
texcrimapp · 1991
2 sentences

2015Id.

2015Id.

32015–2015

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 9.31 (6) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 19.02 (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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