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7 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1986–2025 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Homan v. Stategreen1 sentence2019See Homan, 19 S.W.3d at 848 & n.3 (“Appellant cites no precedent in support of his argument, although he does rely on past dissenting opinions from this Court.” (citing the same dissents in a footnote)). 15 holds that a defendant’s murder of a complainant may establish the murder requirement for capital murder and establish the felony component of the underlying burglary, elevating the offense to capital murder without violating a defendant’s right to due process. | 1 | 1 |
Kirsch, Scott Alangreen1 sentence2015Kirsch v. State, 357 S.W.3d 645, 649 (Tex. Crim. | 1 | 1 |
Kinnamon v. Stategreen1 sentence1999Kinnamon v. State, 791 S.W.2d 84, 97 (Tex.Crim.App.1990)(since the evidence did not authorize submission of a murder instruction as a lesser included offense appellant’s trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to request it), overruled on other grounds, Cook v. State, 884 S.W.2d 485 (1994). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Beck v. Alabama
green
1 sentence2025He relies on Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625 (1980). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Cavazos, Abraham
green
1 sentence2015The Cavazos court held that “[p]ulling out a gun, pointing it at someone, pulling the trigger twice, fleeing the scene (and the country), and later telling a friend ‘I didn’t mean to shoot anyone’ does not rationally support an inference that Appellant acted recklessly at the moment he fired the shots.” 382 S.W.3d at 385 . | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Cobarrubio v. State
green
2 sentences1999It was reversed for not including the sudden passion element within the murder instruction. 675 S.W.2d at 752 . 1999It was reversed for not including the sudden passion element within the murder instruction. 675 S.W.2d at 752 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Cook v. State
green
1 sentence1999Kinnamon v. State, 791 S.W.2d 84, 97 (Tex.Crim.App.1990)(since the evidence did not authorize submission of a murder instruction as a lesser included offense appellant’s trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to request it), overruled on other grounds, Cook v. State, 884 S.W.2d 485 (1994). | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Fortenberry v. State
green
2 sentences1986We acknowledge that our holding conflicts with this Court's decisions of County and Fortenberry, supra. To the extent of any conflict, those cases are expressly overruled. 1986We acknowledge that our holding conflicts with this Court’s decisions of County and Fortenberry, supra. To the extent of any conflict, those cases are expressly overruled. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
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.