Black v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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24 state decisions

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1. “failure to appear” is considered contempt of court. Thus, assuming arguendo that this is a jury issue, a rational juror could not have found beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant lacked jurisdiction to cite De Luna for his multiple instances of contempt of court. We note that the Black court stated that there is no rule requiring that the face of the arrest warrant identify the source for the issuing magistrate's finding of probable cause to arrest the defendant, Id. at 637 . In addition, the trial court admitted article 45.060 into evidence which allows a court that has”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mary Alice Palacios v. State

2. “On the face of it, then, it would seem that the reach of Article 36.02 would be limited to regulating the admission of evidence proffered at the jury trial itself. This is not to say, however, that the Court has never suggested it might apply in principle, at least analogously, in other criminal-law contexts.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Matthew Blevins Swanner v. State