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Smith v. State

Citations

  • 898 S.W.2d 838
  • 1995 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 26
  • 1995 WL 92795

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  • holding that evidence of a plea offer by the State may be relevant, but is substantially outweighed by the danger of both unfair prejudice and of misleading the jury
  • holding that evidence of a plea offer by the State may be relevant, but is substantially outweighed by the danger of both unfair prejudice and of misleading the jury
  • holding that different sentencing scheme for capital and non-capital defendants did not violate equal protection; all capital defendants were treated similarly
  • holding that evidence of a plea offer by the State may be relevant, but is substantially outweighed by the danger of both unfair prejudice and of misleading the jury
  • holding that evidence of a plea offer by the State may be relevant, but is substantially outweighed by the danger of both unfair prejudice and of misleading the jury
  • holding that reference to plea negotiations was subject to exclusion under Rule 403 since any minimal relevance it may have had in that case was substantially outweighed by the danger of both unfair prejudice and of misleading the jury

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Judges: Meyers, Baird, Clinton, Maloney, Overstreet

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