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instruction on every defense in Texas

8 Texas opinions name it 1 courts 1988–2017 0 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 (7)

CaseFollowedCited
Brown v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1997 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2004–2007
2 sentences

2007Brown v. State , 955 S.W.2d 276, 279 (Tex. Crim.

2004Brown v. State , 955 S.W.2d 276, 279 (Tex. Crim.

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White v. Stategreen
texapp · 1993 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2002–2002
2 sentences

2002White v. State , 844 S.W.2d 929, 933 (Tex. Crim.

2002White v. State, 844 S.W.2d 929, 933 (Tex. Crim.

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Arnold v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1987 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017An accused is entitled to an instruction on every defense or mitigating issue raised by the evidence “regardless of whether the evidence is strong or weak, unimpeached or contradicted and regardless of whatever the trial judge may think about the credibility of the evidence.” Arnold v. State, 742 S.W.2d 10, 13 (Tex. Crim.

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Johnson v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1981 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
1 sentence

1993Johnson v. State, 629 S.W.2d 731, 733 (Tex.Crim.App.1981).

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Dyson v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1984 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
1 sentence

1989Dyson v. State, 672 S.W. 2d 460, 463 (Tex.Crim.App.1984).

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Smith v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1984 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988Smith v. State, 676 S.W.2d 584, 586-87 (Tex.Crim.App.1984); Lugo v. State, 667 S.W.2d 144, 146 (Tex.Crim.App.1984).

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Lugo v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1984 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988Smith v. State, 676 S.W.2d 584, 586-87 (Tex.Crim.App.1984); Lugo v. State, 667 S.W.2d 144, 146 (Tex.Crim.App.1984).

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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
Warren v. State green
texcrimapp · 1978
1 sentence

2017App. 1987) (citing Warren v. State, 565 S.W.2d 931 (Tex. Crim.

12017–2017

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 8.02 (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.

Where else courts name it

HI 42 (1980–2024) TX 8 (1988–2017)

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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