State v. Davenport
Decided April 2, 1998. Jerry L. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.
980 S.W.2d 407 · Cited 146 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. Trusty · 919 S.W.2d 305
- Archer v. State · 851 S.W.2d 157
- State v. Brimmer · 876 S.W.2d 75
- Potts v. State · 833 S.W.2d 60
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