47 Texas opinions name it 3 courts 2001–2026 8 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 |
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Cantelon v. Stategreen2 sentences2023The tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold because the “evidence need not prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt by itself.” Id.; see Cantelon v. State, 85 S.W.3d 457, 461 (Tex. App.–Austin 2002, no pet.). 2023The tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold because the “evidence need not prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt by itself.” Id.; see Cantelon v. State, 85 S.W.3d 457, 461 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002, no pet.). | 22 | 25 |
Dowthitt v. Stategreen2 sentences2013Patterson v. State, 204 S.W.3d 852, 859 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006, pet. ref’d) (citing Dowthitt v. State, 931 S.W.2d 244, 249 (Tex. Crim. 2010See Brown, 270 S.W.3d at 567 ; Dowthitt v. State, 931 S.W.2d 244, 249 (Tex.Crim.App.1996). | 8 | 8 |
Matter of Cmggreen2 sentences2002"As the court of criminal appeals instructs, the tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold." In the Matter of C.M.G. , 905 S.W.2d 56, 58 (Tex. App.--Austin 1995, no writ). 2002“As the court of criminal appeals instructs, the tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold.” In the Matter of C.M.G., 905 S.W.2d 56, 58 (Tex.App.-Austin 1995, no writ). | 6 | 6 |
Malone v. Stategreen2 sentences2025“The tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold.” Id. at 708– 5 09 (citing Randall v. State, 218 S.W.3d 884, 886 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, pet. ref’d)). 2025“Standing alone, the corroborating evidence need not prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Id. at 709 (citing Malone, 253 S.W.3d at 257 ). | 4 | 8 |
Brown v. Stategreen2 sentences2026“The tends-to-connect standard presents a low hurdle for the State because the evidence need not directly link the accused with the crime or be sufficient in itself to establish guilt.” Id. (citing Brown v. State, 270 S.W.3d 564, 567 (Tex. Crim. 2018See Brown v. State, 270 S.W.3d 564, 567 (Tex. Crim. | 4 | 4 |
Randall v. Stategreen2 sentences2025“The tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold.” Id. at 708– 5 09 (citing Randall v. State, 218 S.W.3d 884, 886 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, pet. ref’d)). 2025“Standing alone, the corroborating evidence need not prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Id. at 709 (citing Malone, 253 S.W.3d at 257 ). | 4 | 4 |
Patterson v. Stategreen2 sentences2025“The tends-to-connect standard presents a low hurdle for the State.” Patterson v. State, 204 S.W.3d 852, 859 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006, pet. ref’d). 2013Patterson v. State, 204 S.W.3d 852, 859 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006, pet. ref’d) (citing Dowthitt v. State, 931 S.W.2d 244, 249 (Tex. Crim. | 3 | 3 |
Knox v. Stategreen2 sentences2006See id. (citing In re C.M.G. , 905 S.W.2d 56, 58 (Tex. App.—Austin 1995, no writ)). 2006See id. (citing In re C.M.G., 905 S.W.2d 56, 58 (Tex.App.-Austin 1995, no writ)). | 2 | 2 |
Munoz v. Stategreen2 sentences2006See Dowthitt v. State, 931 S.W.2d 244, 249 (Tex.Crim.App.1996); Munoz v. State, 853 S.W.2d 558, 559 (Tex.Crim.App.1993). 2006See Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 249 ; Munoz, 853 S.W.2d at 559 . | 1 | 3 |
Solomon v. Stategreen2 sentences2024The tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold because the “evidence need not prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt by itself.” Id. 2019And, although the tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold as it need not prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, Solomon v. State, 49 S.W.3d 356, 361 (Tex. Crim. | 1 | 2 |
Castillo v. Stategreen1 sentence2025“There must simply be some non- - 14 - 04-24-00204-CR accomplice evidence which tends to connect appellant to the commission of the offense alleged in the indictment.” Castillo v. State, 221 S.W.3d 689, 691 (Tex. Crim. | 1 | 1 |
Eric Turner v. Stategreen2 sentences2025“The tends-to-connect standard does not present a high threshold . . . .” Turner v. State, 571 S.W.3d 283, 287 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2019, pet. ref’d). 2025“Rather, the evidence must simply link the accused in some way to the commission of the crime.” Id. (quoting Malone, 253 S.W.3d at 257 ). | 1 | 1 |
Hernandez v. Stategreen1 sentence2015Appellate courts have noted that the tends-to-connect standard “presents a low hurdle for the State.” See, e.g., Hernandez v. State, 327 S.W.3d 200, 207 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2010, pet. ref’d); McAfee v. State, 204 S.W.3d 868, 872 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006, pet. ref’d). | 1 | 1 |
McAfee v. Stategreen1 sentence2015Appellate courts have noted that the tends-to-connect standard “presents a low hurdle for the State.” See, e.g., Hernandez v. State, 327 S.W.3d 200, 207 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2010, pet. ref’d); McAfee v. State, 204 S.W.3d 868, 872 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006, pet. ref’d). | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Richardson v. State
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1 sentence2026“The tends-to-connect standard presents a low hurdle for the State because the evidence need not directly link the accused with the crime or be sufficient in itself to establish guilt.” Id. (citing Brown v. State, 270 S.W.3d 564, 567 (Tex. Crim. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Reginald Levon Cook v. State
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1 sentence2019Cook, 460 S.W.3d at 708–09 (citing Randall v. State, 218 S.W.3d 884, 886 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, pet. ref’d); Cantelon v. State, 85 S.W.3d 457, 461 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002, no pet.)). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
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.