State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Alvarez v. State

Decided October 8, 1980. Truman Ernest Roberts wrote the opinion for the court.

605 S.W.2d 615 · Cited 149 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Lone Star Cement Corporation v. Fair · 467 S.W.2d 402
Mathes v. Kelton · 569 S.W.2d 876
Peach v. State · 498 S.W.2d 192
Collins v. Miller · 443 S.W.2d 298
Smith v. State · 548 S.W.2d 407

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