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State v. Klein

Citations

  • 154 Tex. Crim. 31
  • 224 S.W.2d 250
  • 1949 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1328

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  • 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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