Atkins v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• analyzing A improper question in which the hypothetical was used seeking to commit the veniremembers to the specific facts of the case @
• applying the standard of abused discretion to decision involving voir dire
• where appellant’s brief filed after the petition was granted reworded his ground for review, addressing the issue as it was presented in the petition for which review was granted, rather than the reworded ground in the brief
• question phrased in manner similar to that in this case
• question phrased in manner similar to that in this case
• A Because the law allows the use of a hypothetical to ascertain the views of prospective jurors on issues pertinent to a fair determination of the case, it must be determined whether the hypothetical was used to explain the law or was used to commit the jurors to particular circumstances. @

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Cited by

96 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Standefer v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2001-10-31· cited 451×
• Lee v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2005-06-15· cited 205×
• Sanchez v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2005-06-22· cited 159×
• Raby v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1998-03-04· cited 140×
• Harris v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2003-11-20· cited 139×
• Montgomery v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2006-10-25· cited 134×
• Chimney v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1999-11-03· cited 124×
• Cardenas v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2010-11-10· cited 82×
• Lydia v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2003-07-02· cited 80×
• Kimball Douglas Hailey II v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2012-10-18· cited 56×
• Rogelio Delacerda v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2011-07-21· cited 55×
• Richardson v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2002-09-05· cited 48×
• Wingo v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2004-06-16· cited 43×
• Lydia v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2003-09-11· cited 43×
• State v. Toney
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1998-10-07· cited 42×
• Wolf v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 2004-05-12· cited 41×
• Rivera v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2002-10-02· cited 39×
• Burkett v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2005-08-04· cited 35×
• Pineda v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1999-10-07· cited 31×
• Urtado v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2011-02-16· cited 21×

Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Dinkins v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1995-02-01· cited 1,534×
• Cain v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1997-06-18· cited 1,033×
• Rhoades v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1996-10-02· cited 959×
• Ethington v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-11-06· cited 944×
• Rachal v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1996-01-17· cited 768×
• Penry v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1995-06-07· cited 713×
• Allridge v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-11-13· cited 612×
• Fuller v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-03-25· cited 484×
• Allridge v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1988-05-11· cited 429×
• Garcia v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1996-03-27· cited 418×
• Hughes v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1993-06-23· cited 254×
• Harris v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1989-09-13· cited 216×
• Nunfio v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-04-10· cited 196×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1985-11-27· cited 179×
• Nichols v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1988-04-13· cited 169×
• Tucker v. New Jersey State Prison
  Supreme Court· 1995-11-13· cited 151×
• Cuevas v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1987-07-01· cited 150×
• Winsett v. Illinois
  Supreme Court· 1993-10-04· cited 146×
• White v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1981-09-23· cited 145×
• Spinner v. County of Los Angeles
  Supreme Court· 1995-10-02· cited 143×

Other cases named Atkins v. State

175 other CourtListener records share this case name; the 50 most cited are listed.

• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1972-12-21· cited 42×
• Atkins v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1994-08-18· cited 42×
• Atkins v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1996-03-07· cited 38×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-07-08· cited 36×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-08-18· cited 31×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-10-29· cited 30×
• Atkins v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 1999-06-09· cited 27×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-03-30· cited 22×
• Atkins v. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1996-08-28· cited 22×
• Atkins v. State
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2017-12-11· cited 21×
• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1983-06-30· cited 20×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1987-04-08· cited 18×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2014-09-25· cited 18×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1974-11-20· cited 17×
• Atkins v. State
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2021-05-06· cited 17×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1984-06-07· cited 15×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1992-07-20· cited 14×
• Atkins v. State
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1987-10-20· cited 14×
• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1974-02-20· cited 14×
• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1977-12-28· cited 14×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-10-19· cited 14×
• Atkins v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2008-07-15· cited 13×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-08-20· cited 13×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-07-16· cited 12×
• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1989-11-30· cited 12×
• Atkins v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1895-10-26· cited 12×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2009-02-13· cited 11×
• Atkins v. State
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2019-05-24· cited 11×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-07-12· cited 10×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1972-01-19· cited 10×
• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1982-06-30· cited 10×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1985-12-16· cited 10×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1995-12-01· cited 9×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1978-10-16· cited 9×
• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1990-10-23· cited 9×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1922-11-18· cited 9×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-09-20· cited 9×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-01-08· cited 8×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1986-10-30· cited 8×
• Atkins v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-05-16· cited 7×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1968-01-10· cited 7×
• Atkins v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1968-05-07· cited 7×
• Atkins v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1999-01-21· cited 7×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1992-03-23· cited 7×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1977-04-11· cited 6×
• Atkins v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-07-31· cited 6×
• Atkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1986-11-20· cited 6×
• Atkins v. State
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1949-05-13· cited 6×
• Atkins v. State
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2021-02-18· cited 6×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2000-09-27· cited 6×