Skip to main content

Norton v. State

Citations

  • 564 S.W.2d 714
  • 1978 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1085

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a court may conclude that due diligence has not been used when defense counsel waits until only a few days before trial to seek to secure a witness for trial
  • holding that a court may conclude that due diligence has not been used when defense counsel waits until only a few days before trial to seek to secure a witness for trial
  • holding in a case of false report to a peace officer that voice recognition was sufficient to establish the identity of the perpetrator
  • concluding trial court did not err in ruling defendant’s opening statement would not be made in good faith
  • holding evidence of telephone conversations between appellant and police in prosecution for making a false report were not hearsay because they were evidence of operative facts of whether communications were made and not their truth or falsity
  • trial court did not err in sustaining objection to defense counsel’s opening statement to the effect that defendant was relying on not guilty defense

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Odom

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

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

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.