contemporaneous limiting instruction (Texas) · Go Syfert
← Texas issues

contemporaneous limiting instruction in Texas

45 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1998–2025 9 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 (34)

CaseFollowedCited
Jones v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1996 · cited in 11 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2003–2012
2 sentences

2012See Jones v. State , 944 S.W.2d 642, 653-54 (Tex. Crim.

2012See Jones v. State, 944 S.W.2d 642, 653-54 (Tex. Crim.

1111
Jones v. Stategreen
texapp · 2003 · cited in 11 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2006–2025
2 sentences

2025See Jones v. State, 119 S.W.3d 412 , 424–25 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2003, no pet.).

2023See Lemmons v. State, 75 S.W.3d 513, 525 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2002, pet. ref’d). (holding that, given the short time between introduction of extraneous offense evidence and reading of charge’s limiting instruction—three or four hours—the trial court’s error did not affect a substantial right); Jones v. State, 119 S.W.3d 412, 424 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2003, no pet.) (discussing that the complained-of testimony was presented towards the end of trial, and that there was a “relatively short interval” between the introduction of the evidence and the trial court’s reading of limiting instructions

911
Hammock v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2001 · cited in 7 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2003–2023
2 sentences

2023See Hammock v. State, 46 S.W.3d 889, 895 (Tex. Crim.

2018Hammock v. State, 46 S.W.3d 889, 894 (Tex. Crim.

77
Rankin v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1998 · cited in 14 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1999–2022
2 sentences

2007The State concedes the failure to issue a contemporaneous limiting instruction was error, see Rankin, 974 S.W.2d at 713 , but argues the error was harmless.

2006The State concedes the failure to issue a contemporaneous limiting instruction was error, see Rankin, 974 S.W.2d at 713 , but argues the error was harmless.

314
Lemmons v. Stategreen
texapp · 2002 · cited in 8 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2003–2023
2 sentences

2017See Rankin , 995 S.W.2d at 215 (error in failing to give contemporaneous limiting instruction regarding extraneous-offense evidence was harmless when, inter alia , the trial court submitted a limiting instruction in the jury charge and there was no evidence that jury formed an opinion regarding that evidence before it began its deliberations); accord also Salazar v. State , 222 S.W.3d 10 , 17 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 2006, pet. ref'd) ("We note also that other courts evaluating harm resulting from the failure to give a contemporaneous limiting instruction have given significant weight to the time b

2008See Lemmons v. State, 75 S.W.3d 513, 525 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2002, pet. ref’d) (trial court erred by denying defendant’s request for a contemporaneous limiting instruction on extraneous offense evidence).

38
Rankin v. Stategreen
texapp · 1999 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2003–2023
2 sentences

2023See 995 S.W.2d at 215–16.

2017See Rankin , 995 S.W.2d at 215 (error in failing to give contemporaneous limiting instruction regarding extraneous-offense evidence was harmless when, inter alia , the trial court submitted a limiting instruction in the jury charge and there was no evidence that jury formed an opinion regarding that evidence before it began its deliberations); accord also Salazar v. State , 222 S.W.3d 10 , 17 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 2006, pet. ref'd) ("We note also that other courts evaluating harm resulting from the failure to give a contemporaneous limiting instruction have given significant weight to the time b

33
Brandon Robisheaux v. Stategreen
texapp · 2016 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2023–2025
2 sentences

2025See Robisheaux v. State, 483 S.W.3d 205, 218, 220 (Tex. App.—Austin 2016, pet. ref’d).

2023See Robisheaux, 483 S.W.3d at 220 ; see also Belcher, 474 S.W.3d at 848 .

22
Delgado v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2007 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2008–2023
2 sentences

2023See Delgado v. State, 235 S.W.3d 244, 251-54 (Tex. Crim.

2008App. 1994) (holding that failure to request limiting instruction was strategically valid decision to avoid calling further attention to extraneous acts); Webb v. State , 995 S.W.2d 295, 301 (Tex. App. C Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no pet.) (concluding that although A the best course of action is to request a contemporaneous limiting instruction . . . . trial counsel may have purposely decided not to request a limiting instruction to prevent further attention being drawn to the extraneous offenses @ ); see also Delgado v. State , 235 S.W.3d 244, 250 (Tex. Crim.

22
Dennis v. Stategreen
texapp · 2006 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
2 sentences

2018See Dennis v. State, 178 S.W.3d 172 , 181 & n.2 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, pet. ref’d).

2018See Dennis v. State, 178 S.W.3d 172 , 181 & n.2 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, pet. ref’d).

22
Webb v. Stategreen
texapp · 1999 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2008–2017
2 sentences

2017See id. at 838 ; see also Webb v. State, 995 S.W.2d 295, 301 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no pet.) (“Although we acknowledge the Court of Criminal Appeals[’] holding that the best course of action is to request a contemporaneous limiting instruction, we cannot say based on this record that counsel’s failure to do so rendered his representation of appellant unreasonably deficient.”) (citing Garcia v. State, 887 S.W.2d 862, 881 (Tex. Crim.

2008App. 1994) (holding that failure to request limiting instruction was strategically valid decision to avoid calling further attention to extraneous acts); Webb v. State , 995 S.W.2d 295, 301 (Tex. App. C Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no pet.) (concluding that although A the best course of action is to request a contemporaneous limiting instruction . . . . trial counsel may have purposely decided not to request a limiting instruction to prevent further attention being drawn to the extraneous offenses @ ); see also Delgado v. State , 235 S.W.3d 244, 250 (Tex. Crim.

22
Williams v. Allstate Insurancegreen
scotus · 1997 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2003–2012
2 sentences

2012Jones v. State, 944 S.W.2d 642, 653-54 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 832 , 118 S.Ct. 100 , 139 L.Ed.2d 54 (1997); Jones v. State, 119 S.W.3d 412, 423-24 (Tex.App.--Fort Worth 2003, no pet.).

2012Jones v. State, 944 S.W.2d 642, 653-54 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 832 , 118 S.Ct. 100 , 139 L.Ed.2d 54 (1997); Jones v. State, 119 S.W.3d 412, 423-24 (Tex.App.--Fort Worth 2003, no pet.).

13
Lomax v. Landwehrgreen
scotus · 1997 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2003–2012
2 sentences

2012Jones v. State, 944 S.W.2d 642, 653-54 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 832 , 118 S.Ct. 100 , 139 L.Ed.2d 54 (1997); Jones v. State, 119 S.W.3d 412, 423-24 (Tex.App.--Fort Worth 2003, no pet.).

2012Jones v. State , 944 S.W.2d 642, 653-54 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996), cert. denied , 522 U.S. 832 , 118 S.Ct. 100 , 139 L.Ed.2d 54 (1997); Jones v. State , 119 S.W.3d 412, 423-24 (Tex.App.--Fort Worth 2003, no pet.).

13
Castaldo v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2002 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2009–2014
2 sentences

2014See Devoe, 354 S.W.3d at 471 ; Castaldo, 78 S.W.3d at 352 ; Wesbrook, 29 S.W.3d at 114-15 .

2009Id.; Castaldo v. State, 78 S.W.3d 345, 352 (Tex.Crim.App.2002).

12
Ramirez v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024See Ramirez, 815 S.W.2d at 643 ; Miller, 83 S.W.3d at 319 .

11
Golden Eagle Archery, Inc. v. Jacksongreen
tex · 2003 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023See Renshaw, 598 S.W.3d at 314–15 (“In civil commitment cases, evidence of uncharged sexual offenses, when it is used by experts, is ‘highly probative and helpful to the jury in explaining the basis of [the expert’s] opinion that [a person] has a behavioral abnormality that makes him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.’”) (quoting Stuteville, 463 S.W.3d at 556 ) (brackets in original). –11– While the details of the allegation regarding RoRo arguably had the potential to impress the jury, the trial court provided the contemporaneous limiting instruction requested by appellan

11
in Re Commitment of Dennis Ray Stutevillegreen
texapp · 2015 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023See Renshaw, 598 S.W.3d at 314–15 (“In civil commitment cases, evidence of uncharged sexual offenses, when it is used by experts, is ‘highly probative and helpful to the jury in explaining the basis of [the expert’s] opinion that [a person] has a behavioral abnormality that makes him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.’”) (quoting Stuteville, 463 S.W.3d at 556 ) (brackets in original). –11– While the details of the allegation regarding RoRo arguably had the potential to impress the jury, the trial court provided the contemporaneous limiting instruction requested by appellan

11
Belcher v. Stategreen
texapp · 2015 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023See Robisheaux, 483 S.W.3d at 220 ; see also Belcher, 474 S.W.3d at 848 .

11
Solomon v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2001 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023See Solomon, 49 S.W.3d at 365 ; see also TEX.

11
Heigelmann v. Stategreen
texapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
2 sentences

2022Appellant submits that he must only establish that “some harm” resulted from the court’s failure to give a contemporaneous limiting instruction, citing Heigelmann v. State, 362 S.W.3d 763, 776 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2012, pet. ref’d).

2022Appellant submits that he must only establish that “some harm” resulted from the court’s failure to give a contemporaneous limiting instruction, citing Heigelmann v. State, 362 S.W.3d 763, 776 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2012, pet. ref’d).

11
Gonzalez v. Stategreen
texapp · 2017 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
2 sentences

2022Conversely, the State asserts that Appellant’s proposed “some harm” analysis applies to jury charge error rather than error from a trial court’s failure to provide a contemporaneous limiting instruction, citing Gonzalez v. State, 541 S.W.3d 306, 313 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2017, no pet.).

2022Conversely, the State asserts that Appellant’s proposed “some harm” analysis applies to jury charge error rather than error from a trial court’s failure to provide a contemporaneous limiting instruction, citing Gonzalez v. State, 541 S.W.3d 306, 313 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2017, no pet.).

11
Garcia v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1994 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017See id. at 838 ; see also Webb v. State, 995 S.W.2d 295, 301 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no pet.) (“Although we acknowledge the Court of Criminal Appeals[’] holding that the best course of action is to request a contemporaneous limiting instruction, we cannot say based on this record that counsel’s failure to do so rendered his representation of appellant unreasonably deficient.”) (citing Garcia v. State, 887 S.W.2d 862, 881 (Tex. Crim.

11
Sunday Agbogwe v. Stategreen
texapp · 2013 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017See id. at 838 ; see also Webb v. State, 995 S.W.2d 295, 301 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no pet.) (“Although we acknowledge the Court of Criminal Appeals[’] holding that the best course of action is to request a contemporaneous limiting instruction, we cannot say based on this record that counsel’s failure to do so rendered his representation of appellant unreasonably deficient.”) (citing Garcia v. State, 887 S.W.2d 862, 881 (Tex. Crim.

11
Salazar v. Stategreen
texapp · 2007 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017See Rankin , 995 S.W.2d at 215 (error in failing to give contemporaneous limiting instruction regarding extraneous-offense evidence was harmless when, inter alia , the trial court submitted a limiting instruction in the jury charge and there was no evidence that jury formed an opinion regarding that evidence before it began its deliberations); accord also Salazar v. State , 222 S.W.3d 10 , 17 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 2006, pet. ref'd) ("We note also that other courts evaluating harm resulting from the failure to give a contemporaneous limiting instruction have given significant weight to the time b

11
Wilson v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1999 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016“Without a specific request for a contemporaneous limiting instruction at the time the evidence was admitted, and without the [trial] court’s denial of such a request, there is nothing for us to review.” Reyes v. State, No. 03-10-00082-CR, 2011 WL 2507002 , at *5 (Tex.App.-Austin June 24, 2011, no pet.) (mem, op., not designated for publication); see also Wilson v, State, 7 S.W.3d 136,144 (Tex.Crim.App.1999) (holding that when a trial court answered a defendant’s request for a limiting instruction by saying “okay” but did not give a contemporaneous limiting instruction, error was not preserved

11
Devoe, Paul Gilbertgreen
texcrimapp · 2011 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
1 sentence

2014See Devoe, 354 S.W.3d at 471 ; Castaldo, 78 S.W.3d at 352 ; Wesbrook, 29 S.W.3d at 114-15 .

11
Arana v. Stategreen
texapp · 1999 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2012–2012
1 sentence

2012See Arana, 1 S.W.3d at 829 . *397 We find no harm in the admission of the entire tape without the contemporaneous limiting instruction or in the denial of the requested jury instruction.

11
Gregory v. Stategreen
texapp · 2005 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
11
Ex Parte Varelasgreen
texcrimapp · 2001 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
11
Walker v. Stategreen
texapp · 1999 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
1 sentence

2008See Walker v. State , 4 S.W.3d 98, 107 (Tex. App. C Waco 1999, pet. ref = d) (stating that even though counsel failed to request a contemporaneous limiting instruction, limiting instruction in jury charge negated any possibility that jury would have relied upon extraneous offenses about which appellant complained).

11
State v. Alkanogreen
nc · 1995 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
11
State v. McGheegreen
wva · 1995 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
11
State v. McGinnisgreen
wva · 1994 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
11
Jupiter Inlet Corp. v. Brocardgreen
fladistctapp · 1989 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
11
Yukon Equipment, Inc. v. Gordongreen
alaska · 1983 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
11

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 (4)

CaseCitedYears
Russell v. State green
texapp · 2003
2 sentences

2018App. 1996). several-week delay between the charged capital-murder offense and a later extraneous offense that also involving a shooting, the appellate court concluded the probative nature of the evidence weighed in favor of admissibility of the later offense to show intent to commit the capital murder. 113 S.W.3d at 544 . 9 Appellant did not request a contemporaneous limiting instruction at the time of Frost’s testimony. 21 Finally, the State developed this evidence in just over one page of the trial transcript and such evidence was not repetitive.10 We decline appellant’s invitation to includ

2018App. 1996). several-week delay between the charged capital-murder offense and a later extraneous offense that also involving a shooting, the appellate court concluded the probative nature of the evidence weighed in favor of admissibility of the later offense to show intent to commit the capital murder. 113 S.W.3d at 544 . 9 Appellant did not request a contemporaneous limiting instruction at the time of Frost’s testimony. 21 Finally, the State developed this evidence in just over one page of the trial transcript and such evidence was not repetitive.10 We decline appellant’s invitation to includ

22018–2018
Miller v. State green
texapp · 2002
1 sentence

2024See Ramirez, 815 S.W.2d at 643 ; Miller, 83 S.W.3d at 319 .

12024–2024
Wesbrook v. State green
texcrimapp · 2000
1 sentence

2014See Devoe, 354 S.W.3d at 471 ; Castaldo, 78 S.W.3d at 352 ; Wesbrook, 29 S.W.3d at 114-15 .

12014–2014
Williford v. L.J. Carr Investments, Inc. green
alaska · 1989
11998–1998

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 9.31 (8) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 1.07 (6) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 15.01 (3) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 22.011 (3) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 22.021 (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

TX 45 (1998–2025) GA 23 (1996–2025) CO 15 (1984–2025) NY 14 (1996–2022) MA 9 (1985–2026) CT 5 (2002–2018) IL 3 (2021–2021) NV 3 (2013–2020) TN 2 (2008–2015) WY 2 (2010–2021)

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.

← Caselaw search · G Cite Topics · Brief Check