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acquittal or conviction bar in Texas

7 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2023 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 (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Hamling v. United Statesgreen
scotus · 1974 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1992–2015
2 sentences

2015The Supreme Court has held "[A]n indictment is sufficient if it, first, contains the elements of the offense charged and fairly informs a defendant of the charge against which he must defend, and second, enables him to plead an acquittal or conviction in bar of future prosecutions for the same offense." Hamling v. United States, 418 U.S. 87, 117 (1974).

2015The Supreme Court has held "[A]n indictment is sufficient if it, first, contains the elements of the offense charged and fairly informs a defendant of the charge against which he must defend, and second, enables him to plead an acquittal or conviction in bar of future prosecutions for the same offense." Hamling v. United States, 418 U.S. 87, 117 (1974).

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United States v. Resendiz-Poncegreen
scotus · 2007 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023See United States v. Resendiz-Ponce, 549 U.S. 102, 108 (2007); see also TEX.

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United States v. Ramirezgreen
ca5 · 2000 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2015–2015
1 sentence

2015The test for sufficiency is "not whether the indictment could have been framed in a more satisfactory manner, but whether it conforms to minimum constitutional standards" but that it "contains the elements of the offense charged and fairly informs a defendant of the charge against which he must defend, and, second, enables him to plead an acquittal or conviction in bar of future prosecutions for the same offense." United States v. Ramirez, 233 F.3d 318, 323 (5th Cir. 2000).

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Hoyle v. Stategreen
texapp · 1983 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991
1 sentence

1991Hoyle v. State, 650 S.W.2d 97, 99 (Tex.App.— Houston [14th Dist.] 1982), rev’d on other grounds, 672 S.W.2d 233 (Tex.Crim.App.1984).

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Ferguson v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1981 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983
1 sentence

1983See Ferguson v. State, 622 S.W.2d 846 (Tex.Cr.App.1981).

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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
Hoyle v. State green
texcrimapp · 1984
1 sentence

1991Hoyle v. State, 650 S.W.2d 97, 99 (Tex.App.— Houston [14th Dist.] 1982), rev’d on other grounds, 672 S.W.2d 233 (Tex.Crim.App.1984).

11991–1991

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 1.07 (4)

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

OH 65 (1983–2026) ID 22 (1985–2018) WY 15 (1979–2022) TX 7 (1983–2023) MO 5 (1910–2014) IL 4 (1969–1981) WV 3 (1923–2023) OK 2 (1988–1994) NE 2 (1984–1985) NH 2 (2008–2011) NC 2 (1978–2017) DC 2 (1984–1987) MA 2 (2002–2010) MN 2 (1883–1976)

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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