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Cantu v. State

Citations

  • 738 S.W.2d 249
  • 1987 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 507

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  • reasoning that complainants pay closer attention than casual bystanders
  • rejecting defendant’s argument that his due process rights were violated where he had to choose between testifying in order to rebut the State’s introduction of an extraneous offense and retaining his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
  • “No constitutional violation is presented by the fact of a difficult decision for a defendant.”
  • “Therefore, repeated showings of appellant’s picture in several arrays was suggestive.”

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Judges: Davis, Clinton, Miller, Duncan

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