Delgado v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 1987
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 227th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Hawkins v. State · Hart v. State · Ex Parte Moser · Fierro v. State · Brown v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[ujpon affirmative finding that the defendant used or exhibited a deadly weapon ... the trial court shall enter the finding in the judgment of the court. Upon an affirmative finding that the deadly weapon used or exhibited was a firearm, the court shall enter that finding in its judgment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ex Parte Lucke
How this case has been treated — in progress
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