State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Dowthitt v. State

Decided June 26, 1996. Frank Maloney wrote the opinion for the court.

931 S.W.2d 244 · Cited 1,429 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.

Bell v. State · 724 S.W.2d 780
Self v. State · 709 S.W.2d 662
Davis v. State · 831 S.W.2d 426
Dancy v. State · 728 S.W.2d 772
Moody v. State · 827 S.W.2d 875
Gill v. State · 873 S.W.2d 45
Meek v. State · 790 S.W.2d 618
Dejarnette v. State · 732 S.W.2d 346
Ruth v. State · 645 S.W.2d 432
Allridge v. State · 762 S.W.2d 146
Munoz v. State · 853 S.W.2d 558
Shiflet v. State · 732 S.W.2d 622
Hughes v. State · 878 S.W.2d 142
Cox v. State · 830 S.W.2d 609
Allridge v. State · 850 S.W.2d 471
Jones v. State · 833 S.W.2d 118
Eddins-Walcher Butane Company v. Calvert · 298 S.W.2d 93
Brick v. State · 738 S.W.2d 676
Fearance v. State · 771 S.W.2d 486
Garrett v. State · 573 S.W.2d 543
Boykin v. State · 818 S.W.2d 782
Dinkins v. State · 894 S.W.2d 330
Muniz v. State · 851 S.W.2d 238
Harris v. State · 790 S.W.2d 568
Russell v. State · 717 S.W.2d 7

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In the Matter of J.T.M., a Juvenile · 441 S.W.3d 455
Juan Aguilera v. State · 425 S.W.3d 448
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Gonzales v. State · 4 S.W.3d 406
Arthur v. State · 216 S.W.3d 50
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