Burford v. State

Decided December 21, 1992. Martha Craig Daughtrey wrote the opinion for the court.

845 S.W.2d 204 · Cited 640 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.

• People v. Germany · 674 P.2d 345
• Pickett v. Brown · 462 U.S. 1
• Davis v. State · 443 N.W.2d 707
• Reece v. Georgia · 350 U.S. 85
• State Ex Rel. Holbrook v. Bomar · 364 S.W.2d 887
• Epstein v. State · 366 S.W.2d 914
• Affronti v. United States · 350 U.S. 79
• Potts v. State · 833 S.W.2d 60
• State v. McClintock · 732 S.W.2d 268
• Doe v. Norris · 751 S.W.2d 834
• State v. Prince · 781 S.W.2d 846
• Pickett v. Brown · 638 S.W.2d 369
• People v. Dugger · 673 P.2d 351

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