State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Ayers v. State

Decided November 12, 1980. William T. Phillips wrote the opinion for the court.

606 S.W.2d 936 · Cited 67 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.

People v. Savage · 50 N.Y.2d 673
Cain v. State · 549 S.W.2d 707
McGowan v. State · 169 Tex. Crim. 12
Kerns v. State · 550 S.W.2d 91
Young v. State · 547 S.W.2d 23
Eddlemon v. State · 591 S.W.2d 847
Whitmore v. State · 570 S.W.2d 889
McCartney v. State · 542 S.W.2d 156
Maddox v. State · 591 S.W.2d 898
Sensabaugh v. State · 426 S.W.2d 224
Gutierrez v. State · 502 S.W.2d 746
Brown v. State · 535 S.W.2d 640
Ervin v. State · 367 S.W.2d 680
Byrd v. State · 373 S.W.2d 745

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