Butler v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that “no evidence” standard for legal-sufficiency review was “expressly forbidden” by United States Supreme Court by Jackson v. Virginia
• holding that intent to steal was inferable from the fact that defendant entered a cab, executed the driver, and ransacked the pocket of the decedent
• holding that error in the admission of evidence is cured when the evidence is later admitted without objection
• likening the “any evidence'' test to a no-evidence rule that “differs not at all from” the Thompson standard abandoned in Jackson
• likening the “any evidence” test to a no-evidence rule that “differs not at all from” the Thompson standard abandoned in Jackson
• rejecting language that evidence is sufficient A if there is any evidence which, if believed, shows the guilt of the accused @ as inconsistent with Jackson and constitutionally impermissable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Brooks v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2010-10-06· cited 6,365×
• Clewis v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1996-01-31· cited 5,788×
• Watson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2006-10-18· cited 4,543×
• Dewberry v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1999-10-20· cited 2,718×
• Geesa v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-11-06· cited 2,157×
• Laster v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2009-01-14· cited 1,627×
• Matson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-10-16· cited 1,540×
• Saxton v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-02-27· cited 1,233×
• Muniz v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1993-01-06· cited 1,228×
• Harris v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1989-06-28· cited 1,170×
• Adelman v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-03-04· cited 1,143×
• Moore v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1998-06-10· cited 698×
• Turro v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1993-12-08· cited 642×
• Turner v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-03-13· cited 581×
• King v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1995-03-29· cited 564×
• Madden v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1990-11-28· cited 557×
• Fuller v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-03-25· cited 399×
• Banda v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1994-12-14· cited 397×
• Hai Hai Vuong v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-01-08· cited 352×
• Canales v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2003-01-15· cited 306×

Cites

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

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• In Re WINSHIP
  Supreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
• Holland v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1955-01-31· cited 3,238×
• Moreno v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1988-06-29· cited 1,851×
• Jacobellis v. Ohio
  Supreme Court· 1964-06-22· cited 1,335×
• Thompson v. City of Louisville
  Supreme Court· 1960-03-21· cited 801×
• Carlsen v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1983-03-01· cited 490×
• McGoldrick v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1985-01-09· cited 433×
• Wilson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1983-03-23· cited 385×
• Crocker v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1978-05-10· cited 336×
• Hudson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1984-02-22· cited 318×
• Hankins v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1983-03-01· cited 274×
• Womble v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1981-07-01· cited 194×
• Fierro v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1986-01-08· cited 182×
• Combs v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1982-12-08· cited 155×
• Freeman v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1983-03-09· cited 154×
• Denby v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1983-03-16· cited 152×
• Banks v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1974-06-19· cited 145×
• Stevens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1984-05-16· cited 126×
• Gold v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1987-09-23· cited 85×

Other cases named Butler v. State

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

• Butler v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1990-05-07· cited 331×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1986-03-19· cited 324×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1994-03-09· cited 263×
• Butler v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-08-26· cited 253×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1985-08-27· cited 103×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-02-05· cited 102×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1973-02-28· cited 102×
• Butler v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-05-03· cited 100×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2006-04-12· cited 76×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1986-09-04· cited 70×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1995-11-28· cited 70×
• Butler v. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2004-12-20· cited 66×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1987-09-16· cited 63×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-05-06· cited 63×
• Butler v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1999-12-09· cited 61×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-01-23· cited 58×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-04-03· cited 57×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-02-04· cited 56×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1973-11-27· cited 49×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1970-03-05· cited 48×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-01-30· cited 47×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1884-10-09· cited 46×
• Butler v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-12-31· cited 45×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1990-06-20· cited 44×
• Butler v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2012-12-06· cited 43×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1951-03-27· cited 42×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-01-19· cited 39×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1973-10-25· cited 37×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1970-01-08· cited 37×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2002-06-13· cited 36×
• Butler v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1969-11-28· cited 34×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1972-12-05· cited 34×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1992-05-04· cited 32×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1989-12-14· cited 32×
• Butler v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1984-02-29· cited 31×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1990-10-22· cited 31×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1996-05-28· cited 31×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1983-07-13· cited 30×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1968-03-13· cited 30×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1893-10-09· cited 30×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2011-06-27· cited 29×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1914-08-18· cited 29×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-09-13· cited 27×
• Butler v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2009-12-08· cited 27×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1889-01-15· cited 27×
• Butler v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-02-19· cited 26×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1995-03-16· cited 26×
• Butler v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1993-11-03· cited 26×
• Butler v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-03-15· cited 25×
• Butler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1984-01-31· cited 24×