State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Beck v. State

Decided November 5, 1986. John Frank Onion Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

719 S.W.2d 205 · Cited 339 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Goldsmith v. State · 22 S.W. 405
Richard M. v. Superior Court · 482 P.2d 664
Brown v. Ristich · 36 N.Y.2d 183
In Re Simmons Children · 177 S.E.2d 19
State v. Embrey · 305 P.2d 723
Jackson v. State · 493 S.W.2d 158
Vessels v. State · 432 S.W.2d 108
Cain v. State · 468 S.W.2d 856
Spriggs v. State · 289 S.W.2d 272
Franklin v. State · 227 S.W.2d 814
Santillian v. State · 182 S.W.2d 812
People v. Haeberlin · 272 Cal. App. 2d 711
Phariss v. State · 194 S.W.2d 1007
Todd v. State · 598 S.W.2d 286
Brumfield v. State · 445 S.W.2d 732
Boulware v. State · 542 S.W.2d 677
Bullard v. State · 548 S.W.2d 13
Griffin v. State · 554 S.W.2d 688
Daniel v. State · 585 S.W.2d 688
Beck v. State · 682 S.W.2d 550
Rios v. State · 557 S.W.2d 87
Denham v. State · 428 S.W.2d 814
Borgen v. State · 672 S.W.2d 456
Evans v. State · 444 S.W.2d 641
Larsen v. State · 686 P.2d 583

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