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Brown v. State

Citations

  • 907 S.W.2d 835
  • 1995 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 89
  • 1995 WL 539206

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  • recognizing trial court may implicitly rule out a less drastic alternative before finding manifest necessity for a mistrial
  • recognizing trial court may implicitly rule out a less drastic alternative before finding manifest necessity for a mistrial
  • explaining that it is common for witnesses to be called out of sequence based upon availability and that “a trial attorney must be prepared for unforeseen difficulties, including unavailable witnesses, and accommodate those difficulties as best as possible.”
  • citing, inter alia , Crist v. Bretz , 437 U.S. 28 , 35, 98 S.Ct. 2156 , 57 L.Ed.2d 24 (1978)
  • reviewing cases in which the court held that manifest necessity did not exist

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Judges: Baird, Mansfield, McCormick, White, Keller

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