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George v. State

Citations

  • 890 S.W.2d 73
  • 1994 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 141
  • 1994 WL 706970

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the standard of proof for admitting an extraneous offense is beyond a reasonable doubt
  • holding that the standard of proof for admitting an extraneous offense is beyond a reasonable doubt
  • holding that a separate instruction is required, if requested by a defendant, from the trial court to the jury to not consider extraneous acts/offenses, unless it believes that the defendant committed those 7 acts/offenses beyond a reasonable doubt
  • rejecting defendant’s argument that because he was “miles away” when he made the threat to kill the complainant, he could not have intended to inflict imminent serious bodily injury
  • The standard for admissibility of an extraneous offense is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offense
  • extraneous offenses introduced at guilt/innocence must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt

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Judges: Maloney, Clinton, White, McCormick

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

Cites

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