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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 28 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Murrell v. State.

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1 Murrell v. State Anchor
alacrimapp · 1979
green “it would be a sad commentary upon the vitality of the judicial process if an accused could render it impotent by his own choice.” 14
2 Slaton v. State
alacrimapp · 1995
green “a party cannot assume inconsistent positions in the trial and appellate courts and, as a general rule, will not be permitted to allege an error in the trial court proceedings which was invited by him or was a natural consequence of his own actions.” 9
3 Rogers v. State
alacrimapp · 1991
green “the invited error rule has been applied equally in capital cases and noncapital cases.” 5

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