Houlihan v. State

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• holding no appellate jurisdiction over Houlihan’s direct appeal from an order overruling a motion to place him on shock probation because neither article 42.12 nor any other statute authorizes such an appeal
• form in which matter is presented does not control form of writ by which matter is disposed
• “Nor . . . does the form in which the matter is originally presented control the form of writ by which the matter is disposed.”
• capias after mandate executed one day, defendant incarcerated in TDC the next
• “It is axiomatic that the writ of mandamus may not be utilized to revise or correct an error in discretion committed in exercise of a judicial duty unless in the particular case there is a clear abuse of discretion.”
• dismissing appeal of order denying motion for shock probation

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Cited by

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

• Dickens v. Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of Texas
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1987-03-25· cited 258×
• Dodson v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1999-02-24· cited 181×
• Ex Parte Langley
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-06-17· cited 135×
• State v. Robinson
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2016-06-29· cited 78×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1990-05-16· cited 66×
• Perez v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 1997-02-27· cited 65×
• Richardson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1981-10-21· cited 64×
• Ex Parte Austin
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1988-02-24· cited 63×
• Daniel, Ex Parte Jefferie Anteries
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2013-04-17· cited 61×
• Ex Parte Delbert
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1979-06-13· cited 55×
• Tamez v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1981-05-27· cited 55×
• State Ex Rel. Vance v. Hatten
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1980-05-28· cited 40×
• Mueller v. Benning
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1992-11-19· cited 37×
• Ex Parte Fulce
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1999-05-19· cited 33×
• State Ex Rel. Bryan v. McDonald
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1982-11-03· cited 32×
• Yarbrough v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1985-11-27· cited 29×
• United Pacific Insurance Co. v. Zardenetta
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1983-10-20· cited 29×
• Ex Parte O'Brien
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2006-05-17· cited 28×
• Dahlkoetter v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 1982-02-10· cited 24×
• Pippin v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2008-11-24· cited 21×

Other cases named Houlihan v. State

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Houlihan v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1977-05-25· cited 26×
• Houlihan v. State
  Court of Claims of Illinois· 1934-10-09