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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 16 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 Smith v. State.

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1 Smith v. State Anchor
texcrimapp · 2009
green “counsel's errors were so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial, a trial whose result is reliable.” 12
2 Hicks v. State
texapp · 2000
green “by generally prohibiting jurors from testifying as to matters and statements occurring during deliberations, rule 606(b) unquestionably makes proving jury misconduct in criminal trials more difficult than it was under prior rules.” 4

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