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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 15 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 State v. Edmond.

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1 State v. Edmond Anchor
texcrimapp · 1996
green “when a statute defines the manner or means of committing an offense, an indictment based upon that statute need not allege anything beyond that definition.” 6
2 Washington v. State
texapp · 2004
green “must be impending, not pending; that is, it must be on the 'point of happening, not about to happen.” 3
3 Jones v. State
texapp · 1991
green “constitutes legally sufficient evidence for a trier of fact to make a determination as to the value based on the witness's credibility.” 3
4 Wood v. State
texapp · 2008
green “requires an emergency situation where a split-second decision is necessary to avoid that harm.” 3

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