State Supreme Court / Tex. Crim. App.

Ward v. State

Decided November 25, 1987. Marvin Odell Teague wrote the opinion for the court.

740 S.W.2d 794 · Cited 223 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.

Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545
McKane v. Durston · 153 U.S. 684
Ex Parte Perez · 479 S.W.2d 283
Hoagland v. State · 541 S.W.2d 442
Zamora v. State · 568 S.W.2d 355
Guillory v. State · 557 S.W.2d 118
Pannell v. State · 666 S.W.2d 96
Steward v. State · 422 S.W.2d 733
Ex Parte Drewery · 677 S.W.2d 533
Polk v. State · 676 S.W.2d 408
Lopez v. State · 486 S.W.2d 559
Conrad v. State · 537 S.W.2d 755
Ex Parte Engle · 418 S.W.2d 671
Foley v. State · 514 S.W.2d 449
Rhoda v. State · 514 S.W.2d 937
Hale v. State · 509 S.W.2d 637
Ausborne v. State · 499 S.W.2d 179
Vicknair v. State · 702 S.W.2d 304
Bush v. State · 370 S.W.2d 875

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