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Turner v. State

Citations

  • 754 S.W.2d 668
  • 1988 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 270
  • 1988 WL 48106

How courts have described this case

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

  • courts do not address the constitutionality of a statute unless consideration is essential to decision
  • courts do not address the constitutionality of a statute unless consideration is essential to decision
  • courts do not address the constitutionality of a statute unless consideration is essential to decision
  • courts address issue of constitutionality of statute only where absolutely necessary to decide case in which issue is raised
  • courts address issue of constitutionality of statute only where absolutely necessary to decide case in which issue is raised
  • “Every case must be examined on its own facts, strengths and weaknesses to determine whether the extraneous transaction is relevant to a material issue, and if it is, whether the relevancy value outweighs the inflammatory or prejudicial potential.”

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Judges: Onion, Clinton, Miller, Campbell, White

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