State v. Morales

Decided January 12, 1994. John Cornyn wrote the opinion for the court.

869 S.W.2d 941 · Cited 383 times

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• Chandler v. Welborn · 294 S.W.2d 801
• Smith v. Decker · 312 S.W.2d 632
• Ex Parte Emory H. Hughes · 129 S.W.2d 270
• Gospel Army v. City of Los Angeles · 27 Cal. 2d 232
• Kenyon v. City of Chicopee · 320 Mass. 528
• State ex rel. Flowers v. Woodruff · 150 Tex. Crim. 255
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• City of Fort Worth v. Craik · 411 S.W.2d 541
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• State v. Morales · 826 S.W.2d 201
• Shrader v. Ritchey · 309 S.W.2d 812
• Webber v. Gray · 307 S.W.2d 80
• State Ex Rel. Burks v. Stovall · 324 S.W.2d 874
• Hursey v. Town of Gibsonville · 202 S.E.2d 161
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