Matthews v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that words alone may constitute provocation justifying provocation charge
• fact that defendant stabbed victim twenty-four times is considered in establishing intent
• fact that defendant stabbed victim twenty-four times is considered in establishing intent
• no abuse of discretion in denying motion for mistrial when jury reported deadlock after ten hours of deliberation following trial with seventeen witnesses, forty-nine exhibits, and multiple issues for the jury to resolve
• no abuse of discretion in denying motion for mistrial when jury reported deadlock after ten hours of deliberation following trial with 17 witnesses, 49 exhibits, and multiple issues for the jury to resolve
• stabbing victim 24 times established intent

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Smith v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1998-03-18· cited 283×
• Elizondo, Jose Guadalupe Rodriguez
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2016-04-06· cited 97×
• Kelley v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 1998-01-27· cited 54×
• Bumguardner v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1998-02-18· cited 50×
• Gonzales v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1992-09-15· cited 42×
• Lee v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2008-05-21· cited 39×
• Buhl v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1998-01-21· cited 38×
• Willis v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 1996-11-27· cited 32×
• Herman Harold Thomas v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of Corrections
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-03-12· cited 28×
• Draper v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2011-02-17· cited 26×
• Mead v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1988-10-19· cited 22×
• Juarez v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1998-03-25· cited 20×
• Warren v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1989-01-26· cited 16×
• Lee v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 1995-07-19· cited 8×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1996-10-17· cited 5×
• Torres v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1986-12-04· cited 3×
• Thomas v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1988-04-27· cited 3×
• Cole v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1996-04-30· cited 3×
• Saenz v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1996-09-04· cited 3×
• Robins, Sarah Marie v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2002-08-29

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Garcia v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1975-04-30· cited 71×
• Walker v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1946-11-27· cited 27×
• Williamson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1984-07-18· cited 25×
• Stanley v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1981-11-10· cited 24×
• Howle v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1931-06-10· cited 22×
• Tave v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1981-07-22· cited 17×
• Morrison v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1953-04-01· cited 14×
• Matthews v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1984-08-23· cited 5×