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Hurd v. State

Citations

  • 725 S.W.2d 249
  • 1987 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 524

How courts have described this case

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

  • reasoning that exposing a witness = motivation to testify against a defendant is a proper and important function of the constitutionally protected right of cross-examination
  • reasoning that exposing a witness’ motivation to testify against a defendant is a proper and important function of the constitutionally protected right of cross-examination
  • holding it was error for trial court to limit appellant’s cross-examination of witness to expose racial bigotry bias
  • \It was not necessary for counsel to show the trial court that his cross-examination of the witness would affirmatively establish the facts he sought to prove.\
  • “It was not necessary for counsel to show the trial court that his cross-examination of the witness would affirmatively establish the facts he sought to prove.”
  • \It was not necessary for counsel to show the trial court that his cross-examination of the witness would affirmatively establish the facts he sought to prove.\

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Judges: White, Onion

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

Cites

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