47 Tex. Crim. 199 - Hierhalzer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““If the evidence raised this issue, unquestionably a charge should have been given presenting this question. The law is that the court is bound to embrace every phase of the case presented by the evidence, and the rule is, if there is any evidence tending to establish a defense, defendant is entitled to a charge directly upon the point, no matter what may be the view of the court on the weight or the value of the-testimony. The duty is not dependent upon the court’s judgment of the strength or weakness of the testimony supporting tlie theory; it being the prerogative of the jury to pass upon the probative force of the testimony.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 100 Tex. Crim. 16 - Strauss v. State · 100 Tex. Crim. 16 - Stoner v. State