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Chamberlain v. State

Citations

  • 453 S.W.2d 490
  • 1970 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1214

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding trial court appropriately denied motion for mistrial after defendant scuffled with sheriff’s deputies in front of jury
  • refusing to find error in court’s overruling motion for mistrial after defendant had gotten into scuffle with deputies in presence of jury
  • “If the mere filing of a civil action against the judge presiding at a criminal case would disqualify him, then any judge would be subject to disqualification at the whim of a defendant.”
  • “If the mere filing of a civil action against the judge presiding at a criminal case would disqualify him, then any judge would be subject to disqualification at the whim of a defendant.”

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Judges: Douglas

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