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Phillips v. State

Citations

  • 650 S.W.2d 396
  • 1983 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 889

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that Barker does not require a defendant to show that a witness would have definitely testified favorably for the defense
  • holding that 17-month delay between time appellant was first indicted for rape and time of trial was sufficient to trigger Barker analysis
  • holding that Barker does not require a defendant to show that a witness would have definitely testified favorably for the defense
  • stating that Barker only requires showing that missing witness was believed to know about the facts surrounding the offense, not that witness would definitely testify favorably for defense
  • stating that Barker only requires showing that missing witness was believed to know about the facts surrounding the offense, not that witness would definitely testify favorably for defense
  • stating that a request for dismissal rather than speedy trial may attenuate the strength of defendant’s speedy-trial claim

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Judges: McCormick, Roberts, Dally, Teag-Ue, Davis, Campbell

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

Cites

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