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359 Texas opinions name it 3 courts 1971–2025 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
United States v. Sharpegreen2 sentences2019Compare Sims v. State, 98 S.W.3d 292, 294 , 296–97 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, pet. ref’d) (no constitutional violation in investigative detention when canine unit arrived 20 minutes after officer issued warning citation), with United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696 , 707–09 (1983) (90-minute detention of defendant’s luggage to await drug dog was prolonged seizure that exceeded limits of Terry stop); see also Sharpe, 470 U.S. at 686–88 (declining to “establish a per se rule that a 20–minute detention is too long” under Terry). 2019Compare Sims v. State, 98 S.W.3d 292, 294 , 296–97 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, pet. ref’d) (no constitutional violation in investigative detention when canine unit arrived 20 minutes after officer issued warning citation), with United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696 , 707–09 (1983) (90-minute detention of defendant’s luggage to await drug dog was prolonged seizure that exceeded limits of Terry stop); see also Sharpe, 470 U.S. at 686–88 (declining to “establish a per se rule that a 20–minute detention is too long” under Terry). | 20 | 25 |
Kothe v. Stategreen2 sentences2017See Kothe, 152 S.W.3d at 65 (“neither our prior cases nor any other case law of which we were aware institutes a per se rule requiring an officer to immediately obtain the driver’s license and registration information and initiate the relevant background checks before asking questions.”). 2017See Kothe, 152 S.W.3d at 65 (“neither our prior cases nor any other case law of which we were aware institutes a per se rule requiring an officer to immediately obtain the driver’s license and registration information and initiate the relevant background checks before asking questions.”). | 11 | 20 |
Lopez v. Stategreen2 sentences2009Lopez, 18 S.W.3d at 225 ("Because we find (1) our precedent does not favor creating a special exception to the Rules of Evidence for sex offenses, and (2) the rationale of the out-of-state cases creating a universal sexual offense exception is unpersuasive, we decline to create a per se exception to the Rule 608(b) for sexual offenses.”). 24 . 2009Lopez, 18 S.W.3d at 225 ("Because we find (1) our precedent does not favor creating a special exception to the Rules of Evidence for sex offenses, and (2) the rationale of the out-of-state cases creating a universal sexual offense exception is unpersuasive, we decline to create a per se exception to the Rule 608(b) for sexual offenses."). 24. | 9 | 16 |
Harnett v. Stategreen2 sentences2018“Licensure or certification in the particular discipline is not a per se requirement.” Harnett v. State, 38 S.W.3d 650, 659 (Tex. App.–Austin 2000, pet. ref’d). 2015“Licensure or certification in the particular discipline is not a per se requirement.” Harnett v. State, 38 S.W.3d 650, 659 (Tex. App.—Austin 2000, pet. ref’d). | 7 | 8 |
Missouri v. McNeelygreen2 sentences2016The Court rejected such a per se rule and- explained that “the reasonableness of a warrantless search under the exigency exception to the warrant requirement must be evaluated based on the totality of the circumstances.” Id. at 1560 . 2016The Court rejected such a per se rule and explained that “the 10 reasonableness of a warrantless search under the exigency exception to the warrant requirement must be evaluated based on the totality of the circumstances.” Id. at 1560 . | 6 | 22 |
Creager v. Stategreen2 sentences2025In Creager, the Court of Criminal Appeals expressly “disavow[ed] any implication in the Dunn opinion that the per se rule of inadmissibility that results from a violation of the warning statute applies to an officer’s remarks made during the subsequent interrogation.” Creager, 952 S.W.2d at 856 . 2006The Court of Criminal Appeals in Creager ". . . disavow[ed] any implication in the Dunn opinion that the per se rule of inadmissibility that results from a violation of the warning statute applies to an officer's remarks made during the subsequent interrogation." Creager , 952 S.W.2d at 856 . | 6 | 8 |
Cantu v. Stategreen2 sentences2019As to factors one and two, counsel had been administratively suspended for failure to pay dues, which is not the type of violation that suggests incompetence to handle a 2 Cantu v. State, 930 S.W.2d 594, 602 (Tex. Crim. 2007App. 1996), holding that "once an attorney has fulfilled the 'threshold' requirements for legal practice, a per se rule cannot be justified on a jurisdictional basis regardless of the subsequent change in status." Id. at 598 . | 5 | 8 |
Emery v. Stategreen2 sentences2002Emery v. State , 881 S.W.2d 702, 708 (Tex. Crim. 1998The court of criminal appeals has held, nevertheless, that no definite period of time has been held to be a per se violation of a defendant’s right to a speedy trial ...” Emery v. State, 881 S.W.2d 702, 708 (Tex.Crim.App.1994). | 5 | 8 |
United States v. Brighamgreen2 sentences2016Instead, the relevant question in assessing whether a detention extends beyond a reasonable duration is ‘whether the police diligently pursued a means of investigation that was likely to confirm or dispel their suspicions quickly.’” Haas v. State, 172 S.W.3d 42 , 51–52 (Tex. App.—Waco 2005, pet. ref’d) (quoting United States v. Brigham, 382 F.3d 500, 511 (5th Cir. 2004) (quoting United States v. Sharpe, 470 U.S. 675, 686 (1985)); see also Kothe 152 S.W.3d at 64–65 (“The Supreme Court has expressly rejected placing a rigid time limitation on Terry [investigative] stops.”) (citing Sharpe, 470 U. 2015Id. at 685 (citation omitted). 42 Brigham, 382 F.3d at 511 (″neither our prior cases nor any other caselaw of which we are aware institutes a per se rule requiring an officer immediately to obtain the driver’s license and registration information and initiate the relevant background checks before asking questions. … There is … no constitutional stopwatch on traffic stops. | 5 | 5 |
Barker v. Wingogreen2 sentences2025Barker, 407 U.S. at 530–31. 3 In the instant case, the time between Appellant’s arrest on July 19, 2017, and the date the trial court considered Appellant’s motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds on May 5, 2023, was approximately five years and nine months.3 See State v. Munoz, 991 S.W.2d 818, 822 (Tex. Crim. 2020Id. –7– There is no set or defined period of time that has been held to be a per se violation of a defendant’s right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment. | 4 | 14 |
Florida v. Bostickgreen2 sentences2015Ed. 2d 389 , 111 S. Ct. 2382 (1991), when the Florida Supreme Court adopted a per se rule that questioning aboard a bus always constitutes a seizure, we reversed, reiterating that the proper inquiry necessitates a consideration of ″all the circumstances surrounding [***355] the encounter.″ Id., at 439 . [1B]We have previously rejected a per se rule very similar to that adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio in determining the validity of a consent to search. 2015United States v. Drayton, 536 U.S. 194, 201 (2002) (“[F]or the most part per se rules are inappropriate in the Fourth Amendment context.”); Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 (1983) (expressly disavowing any “litmus-paper test” or single “sentence or . . . paragraph . . . rule,” in recognition of the “endless variations in the facts and circumstances” implicating the Fourth Amendment); Michigan v. Chesternut, 486 U.S. 567, 572-573 (1988) (rejecting bright-line rule urged by the parties as contrary to the “traditional contextual approach”); Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991) (rejecting a per s | 4 | 11 |
Miller-El v. Dretkegreen2 sentences2017In conducting a comparative analysis to determine whether there has been any disparate treatment of black panelists-the last factor listed above-the struck panelists need not be compared "only to jurors who are identical in all respects (save race): 'A per se rule that a defendant cannot win a Batson claim unless there is an exactly identical white juror would leave Batson inoperable; potential jurors are not products of a set of cookie cutters.' " Davis , 268 S.W.3d at 512 (quoting Miller-El , 545 U.S. at 247 n.6, 125 S.Ct. 2317 ). 2017In conducting a comparative analysis to determine whether there has been any disparate treatment of black panelists-the last factor listed above-the struck panelists need not be compared "only to jurors who are identical in all respects (save race): 'A per se rule that a defendant cannot win a Batson claim unless there is an exactly identical white juror would leave Batson inoperable; potential jurors are not products of a set of cookie cutters.' " Davis , 268 S.W.3d at 512 (quoting Miller-El , 545 U.S. at 247 n.6, 125 S.Ct. 2317 ). | 4 | 8 |
Payne v. Tennesseegreen2 sentences1999In Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 , 111 S.Ct. 2597 , 115 L.Ed.2d 720 (1991), the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not erect a per se bar to the introduction of victim impact evidence. 1999In Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 , 111 S.Ct. 2597 , 115 L.Ed.2d 720 (1991), the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not erect a per se bar to the introduction of victim impact evidence. | 4 | 6 |
Forest Oil Corp. v. McAllengreen2 sentences2012The Forest Oil court, however, expressly declined to adopt “a per se rule that a disclaimer automatically precludes a fraudulent-inducement claim” and stated that its holding “should not be construed to mean that a mere disclaimer standing alone will forgive intentional lies regardless of context.” Id. at 61 . 2012The Forest Oil court, however, expressly declined to adopt “a per se rule that a disclaimer automatically precludes a fraudulent-inducement claim” and stated that its holding “should not be construed to mean that a mere disclaimer standing alone will forgive intentional lies regardless of context.” Id. at 61 . | 3 | 9 |
Easley, Damian Demitriusgreen2 sentences2020In specifically overruling Smith and Plair, the Court of Criminal Appeals held in Easley v. State, that the trial court’s limitation of an accused’s voir dire presentation is not a per se violation of the right to counsel. 424 S.W.3d 535, 541 (Tex. Crim. 2020In specifically overruling Smith and Plair, the Court of Criminal Appeals held in Easley v. State, that the trial court’s limitation of an accused’s voir dire presentation is not a per se violation of the right to counsel. 424 S.W.3d 535, 541 (Tex. Crim. | 3 | 5 |
Dunn v. Stategreen2 sentences2024Dunn v. State, 721 S.W.2d 325, 342 (Tex. Crim. App. 1986). 1991A per se rule of inadmissibility applies if the evidence is uncontroverted that the officer told the accused that his confession could be used “for or against him.” Dunn, 721 S.W.2d at 341 ; Williams v. State, 164 Tex.Crim. 347 , 298 S.W.2d 590, 593 (App.1956). | 3 | 4 |
United States v. Miriam Henao Posado, Pablo Ramirez and Irma Clemencia Hurtadogreen2 sentences2009In United States v. Posado , 57 F.3d 428, 434 (5th Cir. 1995), the Fifth Circuit held that a per se rule was inappropriate, and that a trial court must make a judgment about the admissibility of polygraph evidence like any other proposed scientific evidence that has not had general acceptance. 2009In United States v. Posado, 57 F.3d 428, 434 (5th Cir. 1995), the Fifth Circuit held that a per se rule was inappropriate, and that a trial court must make a judgment about the admissibility of polygraph evidence like any other proposed scientific evidence that has not had general acceptance. | 3 | 4 |
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.green2 sentences2009Leegin Creative Leather Prods. v. PSKS, Inc., 551 U.S. 877 , 127 S.Ct. 2705, 2713 , 168 L.Ed.2d 623 (2007). 2009Leegin Creative Leather Prods. v. PSKS, Inc., 551 U.S. 877 , 127 S.Ct. 2705, 2713 , 168 L.Ed.2d 623 (2007). | 3 | 4 |
| State v. Wyrickgreen | 3 | 3 |
| People v. Payntergreen | 3 | 3 |
| Wyatt v. Stategreen | 3 | 3 |
| Gregory v. Stategreen | 3 | 3 |
| Knox v. Stategreen | 3 | 3 |
Florida v. Royergreen2 sentences2015United States v. Drayton, 536 U.S. 194, 201 (2002) (“[F]or the most part per se rules are inappropriate in the Fourth Amendment context.”); Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 (1983) (expressly disavowing any “litmus-paper test” or single “sentence or . . . paragraph . . . rule,” in recognition of the “endless variations in the facts and circumstances” implicating the Fourth Amendment); Michigan v. Chesternut, 486 U.S. 567, 572-573 (1988) (rejecting bright-line rule urged by the parties as contrary to the “traditional contextual approach”); Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991) (rejecting a per s 2014United States v. Drayton, 536 U.S. 194, 201 , 122 S.Ct. 2105 , 153 L.Ed.2d 242 (2002) (“[F]or the most part per se rules are inappropriate in the Fourth Amendment context.”); Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 , 103 S.Ct. 1319 , 75 L.Ed.2d 229 (1983) (expressly disavowing any “litmus-paper test” or single “sentence or ... paragraph ... rule,” in recognition of the “endless variations in the facts and circumstances” implicating the Fourth Amendment); Michigan v. Chesternut, 486 U.S. 567, 572-573 , 108 S.Ct. 1975 , 100 L.Ed.2d 565 (1988) (rejecting bright-line rule urged by the parties as contrary t | 2 | 5 |
State v. Garcia-Cantugreen2 sentences2018As noted in Garcia-Cantu, the use of a spotlight does not create a per se rule for or against a finding of a detention. 253 S.W.3d at 244 . 2012Although the Court recognized that some cases have discussed whether the use of emergency flashing lights in certain circumstances would be considered a detention, see id. at 50, 51-52 ; see also Garcia-Cantu, 253 S.W.3d at 243 n. 43; Hudson v. State, 247 S.W.3d 780, 785 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2008, no pet.) (“when a person stops in response to a patrol car’s emergency lights rather than of his own accord, an investigatory detention has occurred .... ”), emergency lights were not used in Crain , and the Court did not create a per se rule that the use of emergency lights amounted to a detention. | 2 | 3 |
| Aviles v. Stategreen | 2 | 3 |
| Gregory v. Texasgreen | 2 | 3 |
| Williams v. Stategreen | 2 | 3 |
| Illinois v. Gatesgreen | 2 | 2 |
| Garza v. Stategreen | 2 | 2 |
| Sims v. Stategreen | 2 | 2 |
| United States v. Placegreen | 2 | 2 |
| SER Ford Motor Co. v. Hon. Warren R. McGraw, Judgegreen | 2 | 2 |
| James v. Stategreen | 2 | 2 |
| Arizona v. Youngbloodgreen | 2 | 2 |
| Israel Zapata v. Stategreen | 2 | 2 |
| United States v. Draytongreen | 2 | 2 |
| Hudson v. Stategreen | 2 | 2 |
| Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp.green | 2 | 2 |
| Strunk v. Belt Line Road Realty Co.green | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Cantu v. State
green
2 sentences2024Barker, 407 U.S. at 529-30; Cantu, 253 S.W.3d at 281 . 2024Barker, 407 U.S. at 530 ; Cantu v. State, 253 S.W.3d 273 , 280-81 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). | 7 | 2020–2024 |
James Brown v. Christopher Artuz
green
2 sentences2008He points us also to the Second Circuit's opinion in Brown v. Artuz, 124 F.3d 73 (2d Cir. 1997), which contains a thorough discussion of the various approaches courts have taken to the enforcement of a criminal defendant's right to testify. (7) Texas authority on this subject is sparse. (8) The Court of Criminal Appeals has not had occasion to address the violation of a criminal defendant's right to testify. 2007He points us also to the Second Circuit's opinion in Brown v. Artuz, 124 F.3d 73 (2d Cir. 1997), which contains a thorough discussion of the various approaches courts have taken to the enforcement of a criminal defendant's right to testify. (7) Texas authority on this subject is sparse. (8) The Court of Criminal Appeals has not had occasion to address the violation of a criminal defendant's right to testify. | 7 | 2001–2008 |
Schmerber v. California
green
2 sentences2015Id., citing Richards v. Wisconsin, 520 U.S. 385 (1997). 2015Id In fact, the Court recognized its long-standing directive that exigency be determined on the totality of the circumstances and cited its opinion in Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757 (1966). | 4 | 2014–2015 |
Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc.
green
2 sentences2015Id. 2015Id. | 4 | 2015–2015 |
Watkins v. Sowders
green
2 sentences1984This opinion was rendered in light of Watkins v. Sowders, 449 U.S. 341 , 101 S.Ct. 654 , 66 L.Ed.2d 549 (1981), which held that while a judicial determination of the admissibility of identification evidence outside the presence of the jury is advisable, the Constitution does not require a per se rule compelling such a procedure. 1984This opinion was rendered in light of Watkins v. Sowders, 449 U.S. 341 , 101 S.Ct. 654 , 66 L.Ed.2d 549 (1981), which held that while a judicial determination of the admissibility of identification evidence outside the presence of the jury is advisable, the Constitution does not require a per se rule compelling such a procedure. | 4 | 1981–1984 |
Richards v. Wisconsin
green
2 sentences2002Nevertheless, “if a per se exception were allowed for each category of criminal investigation that included a considerable— albeit hypothetical — risk of danger to officers or destruction of evidence, the knock- and-announce element of the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness requirement would be meaningless.” Richards, 520 U.S. at 394 , 117 S.Ct. 1416 ; see also United States v. Valdez, 302 F.3d 320, 322 (5th Cir. 2002) (affirming suppression where officer justified the entry on the grounds that “defendant was a known drug dealer and that known drug dealers are prone to certain violent behavior. 2002Nevertheless, “if a per se exception were allowed for each category of criminal investigation that included a considerable— albeit hypothetical — risk of danger to officers or destruction of evidence, the knock- and-announce element of the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness requirement would be meaningless.” Richards, 520 U.S. at 394 , 117 S.Ct. 1416 ; see also United States v. Valdez, 302 F.3d 320, 322 (5th Cir. 2002) (affirming suppression where officer justified the entry on the grounds that “defendant was a known drug dealer and that known drug dealers are prone to certain violent behavior. | 3 | 2002–2015 |
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte
green
2 sentences1997It also stated that it had previously rejected a similar per se rule in determining the validity of a consent to search in Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 , 93 S.Ct. 2041 , 36 L.Ed.2d 854 (1973), which is also cited by the State in the present ease. 1997It also stated that it had previously rejected a similar per se rule in determining the validity of a consent to search in Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 , 93 S.Ct. 2041 , 36 L.Ed.2d 854 (1973), which is also cited by the State in the present ease. | 3 | 1997–2015 |
| United States v. Mechanik green | 3 | 2010–2010 |
| Gochicoa v. Johnson green | 3 | 2007–2007 |
| Coolidge v. New Hampshire green | 2 | 2018–2018 |
| Commonwealth v. Manning green | 2 | 2018–2018 |
| Hill v. State green | 2 | 2016–2018 |
| Davis v. Fisk Electric Co. green | 2 | 2012–2017 |
| Davis v. Alaska green | 2 | 2017–2017 |
| Haas v. State green | 2 | 2015–2016 |
| Thompson v. State green | 2 | 2015–2015 |
| Woodard v. State green | 2 | 2015–2015 |
| Illinois v. Fisher green | 2 | 2015–2015 |
| Potier v. State green | 2 | 2014–2014 |
| Slavin v. City of San Antonio green | 2 | 2012–2012 |
| Dunn v. State green | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| Limon v. State green | 2 | 2011–2011 |
| Kemp v. State green | 2 | 2007–2007 |
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.
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.