State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Meshell v. State

Decided July 1, 1987. Marvin Odell Teague wrote the opinion for the court.

739 S.W.2d 246 · Cited 390 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.

Ferrantello v. State · 256 S.W.2d 587
Barfield v. State · 586 S.W.2d 538
Government Services Insurance Underwriters v. Jones · 368 S.W.2d 560
Hill County v. Sheppard · 178 S.W.2d 261
Santibanez v. State · 717 S.W.2d 326
Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
Beavers v. Haubert · 198 U.S. 77
Agey v. American Liberty Pipe Line Company · 172 S.W.2d 972
Lyles v. State · 653 S.W.2d 775
Muskrat v. United States · 219 U.S. 346
State v. Pachay · 64 Ohio St. 2d 218
Ex Parte Giles · 502 S.W.2d 774
Harris County v. Stewart · 41 S.W. 650
Garcia v. Laughlin · 285 S.W.2d 191
Walker v. Baker · 196 S.W.2d 324
Ex Parte Spring · 586 S.W.2d 482
Ex Parte Crisp · 661 S.W.2d 956
Rochelle v. Lane · 148 S.W. 558
Wayman v. Southard · 23 U.S. 1
Director of the Department of Agriculture & Environment v. Printing Industries Ass'n of Texas · 600 S.W.2d 264
Euziere v. State · 648 S.W.2d 700
State Ex Rel. Smith v. Blackwell · 500 S.W.2d 97
Ex Parte Crisp · 661 S.W.2d 944
McClain v. State · 687 S.W.2d 350
Morgan v. State · 688 S.W.2d 504

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Frenzel v. State · 963 S.W.2d 911
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Armadillo Bail Bonds v. State · 802 S.W.2d 237
Ex Parte Davis · 947 S.W.2d 216
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Lapasnick v. State · 784 S.W.2d 366
Reyes v. State · 753 S.W.2d 382
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