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Hernandez v. State

Citations

  • 805 S.W.2d 409
  • 1990 WL 160396

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that rule requiring trial court to state on the record why restraint is required only applies when shackles are used “in the courtroom in front of the jury”
  • stating that in most cases, any harm from an improper question may be cured by an instruction to disregard that question
  • stating that in most cases, any harm from an improper question may be cured by an instruction to disregard that question
  • determining that improper reference to prior unauthorized use of motor vehicle did not warrant mistrial where crime charged was “extremely violent” capital murder in course of committing robbery
  • discussing standard for mistrial in the context of improper jury argument
  • discussing standard for mistrial in the context of improper jury argument

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Judges: White, Clinton, Teague, Sturns

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