State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Garcia v. Dial

Decided April 2, 1980. Leon Burr Douglas wrote the opinion for the court.

596 S.W.2d 524 · Cited 442 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.

State Ex Rel. Vance v. Clawson · 465 S.W.2d 164
Ex Parte Caldwell · 383 S.W.2d 587
Ex Parte Sandoval · 318 S.W.2d 64
Wade v. State · 572 S.W.2d 533
Ringer Ringer v. State · 129 S.W.2d 654
Pugh v. State · 289 S.W.2d 929
American Plant Food Corporation v. State · 508 S.W.2d 598
State Ex Rel. Smith v. Blackwell · 500 S.W.2d 97
Menefee v. State · 561 S.W.2d 822
Flores v. State · 487 S.W.2d 122
Lackey v. State · 574 S.W.2d 97
Thomas v. Stevenson · 561 S.W.2d 845
Ex Parte Paprskar · 573 S.W.2d 525
Broggi v. Curry · 571 S.W.2d 940
Bruce v. State · 419 S.W.2d 646
North v. State · 598 S.W.2d 634
Williams v. Placke · 587 S.W.2d 166

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