Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 10/19/1949
State v. Klein
Citations
- 154 Tex. Crim. 31
- 224 S.W.2d 250
- 1949 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1328
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- declining to follow Old Chief in light of prior Florida case law to the contrary
- “For a court to act, it must have jurisdiction to do so. This is fundamental.”
- “Where a Federal statute is adopted in a statute of this State, the presumption follows that the legislature knew of and intended to adopt the construction placed upon the Federal statute by the Federal courts.”
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Judges: Davidson, Graves
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42 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. RieweCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2000-03-08· cited 488×
- State v. MorenoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-04-10· cited 272×
- McNew v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1978-02-15· cited 264×
- Ex Parte CannonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1976-11-10· cited 161×
- Ex Parte WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2001-04-11· cited 155×
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. BlackwellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1973-10-10· cited 146×
- Ex Parte GilesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1973-12-05· cited 138×
- Carrillo v. StateTexas Supreme Court· 1972-05-24· cited 130×
- State Ex Rel. Vance v. ClawsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1971-03-31· cited 113×
- State Ex Rel. Millsap v. LozanoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1985-06-19· cited 82×
- Ex Parte HaleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2003-10-08· cited 78×
- Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1972-11-01· cited 69×
- City of Waco v. HesterTex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1991-02-14· cited 67×
- Castillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1991-06-12· cited 58×
- Busby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1998-09-16· cited 38×
- Maibauer v. StateTex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1998-07-15· cited 35×
- Yarbrough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1985-11-27· cited 29×
- Burson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1974-07-24· cited 21×
- State Ex Rel. Wilson v. HarrisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1977-09-14· cited 18×
- Tamez v. StateTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1998-09-30· cited 17×
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