Hart v. State

Decided June 22, 2000. Adolpho A. Birch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

21 S.W.3d 901 · Cited 482 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.

• State v. Hill · 954 S.W.2d 725
• Dykes v. Compton · 978 S.W.2d 528
• Walker v. State · 273 S.W.2d 707
• Potts v. State · 833 S.W.2d 60

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