State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Rivera v. State

Decided November 6, 2002. Sharon Keller wrote the opinion for the court.

89 S.W.3d 55 · Cited 551 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.

Keeter v. State · 74 S.W.3d 31
Zavala v. State · 956 S.W.2d 715
Guzman v. State · 955 S.W.2d 85
Boykin v. State · 818 S.W.2d 782

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