Pena v. State

Decided April 27, 2005. Thomas W. Gray wrote the opinion for the court.

166 S.W.3d 274 · Cited 63 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 v. Ferguson · 2 S.W.3d 912
• Lolly v. State · 611 A.2d 956
• Hammond v. State · 569 A.2d 81
• State v. Osakalumi · 461 S.E.2d 504
• State v. Gibney · 2003 VT 26
• Jackson v. State · 50 S.W.3d 579
• State v. Morales · 232 Conn. 707
• State v. Cheeseboro · 552 S.E.2d 300
• State v. Chouinard · 634 P.2d 680
• Thorne v. Department of Public Safety · 774 P.2d 1326
• State v. Matafeo · 787 P.2d 671
• Williams v. State · 50 P.3d 1116
• Heitman v. State · 815 S.W.2d 681
• University of Texas Medical School at Houston v. Than · 901 S.W.2d 926
• Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. Patient Advocates of Texas · 136 S.W.3d 643
• Binur v. Jacobo · 135 S.W.3d 646
• Smith v. State · 898 S.W.2d 838
• Sanchez v. State · 707 S.W.2d 575
• Deberry v. State · 457 A.2d 744
• United States Government v. Marks · 949 S.W.2d 320
• Ward v. State · 659 S.W.2d 643
• Ex Parte Gingo · 605 So. 2d 1237
• Terrell v. State · 521 S.W.2d 618
• State v. Barnett · 543 N.W.2d 774

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Pena v. State · 191 S.W.3d 133
• State v. Vasquez · 230 S.W.3d 744
• Salazar v. State · 185 S.W.3d 90
• James Eric Higginbotham v. State · 416 S.W.3d 921
• Commonwealth v. Snyder · 963 A.2d 396
• Pena v. State · 226 S.W.3d 634
• Salazar v. State · 298 S.W.3d 273
• Terrell v. State · 228 S.W.3d 343
• Newton v. State · 283 S.W.3d 361
• McGee v. State · 210 S.W.3d 702
• City of Waco v. Kelley · 226 S.W.3d 672
• Kolb v. State · 523 S.W.3d 211
• Hennings v. State · 343 S.W.3d 433

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