Carson v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• although the defendant was entitled to introduce evidence of victim's violent or aggressive nature to show that victim was first aggressor, he was not entitled to offer evidence of specific instances of violent behavior by the victim
• although the defendant was entitled to introduce evidence of victim's violent or aggressive nature to show that victim was first aggressor, he was not entitled to offer evidence of specific instances of violent behavior by the victim
• although the defendant was entitled to introduce evidence of victim's violent or aggressive nature to show that victim was first aggressor, he was not entitled to offer evidence of specific instances of violent behavior by the victim
• although the defendant was entitled to introduce evidence of victim’s violent or aggressive nature to show that victim was first aggressor, he was not entitled to offer evidence of specific instances of violent behavior by the victim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Ex Parte Miller
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2010-09-22· cited 142×
• Chimney v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1999-11-03· cited 124×
• Carson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1999-12-01· cited 31×
• Rebecca Walton v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2002-08-30
• Miller, Ex Parte Carl Eddie
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2009-10-28

Cites

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

• Batson v. Kentucky
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-30· cited 16,401×
• Montgomery v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-06-19· cited 7,264×
• Hernandez v. New York
  Supreme Court· 1991-05-28· cited 4,168×
• Swain v. Alabama
  Supreme Court· 1965-03-08· cited 3,183×
• Purkett v. Elem
  Supreme Court· 1995-05-15· cited 3,008×
• Powers v. Ohio
  Supreme Court· 1991-04-01· cited 2,917×
• J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.
  Supreme Court· 1994-04-19· cited 1,420×
• JEB v. Alabama Ex Rel. TB
  Supreme Court· 1994-04-19· cited 1,335×
• Rhoades v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1996-10-02· cited 959×
• Ransom v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1996-04-24· cited 360×
• Keeton v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1988-04-06· cited 298×
• Hill v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-01-08· cited 229×
• Nunfio v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-04-10· cited 196×
• Purtell v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1988-11-02· cited 171×
• Atkins v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1997-09-24· cited 125×
• Dempsey v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1954-04-07· cited 98×
• United States v. Ronald Keiser, Jr.
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-06-16· cited 92×
• In the Interest of McLean
  Texas Supreme Court· 1987-02-11· cited 84×
• Martinez v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1989-06-28· cited 68×
• Anson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1997-10-08· cited 58×