Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
August 1990
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Vital v. State · 135 Tex. Crim. 170 - Meeks v. State · Scott v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“1.the witness is present and ready to testify; 2. the request to reopen has been made before the charge was read to the jury and final arguments were made; and 3. the judge has some indication of what the testimony would be, and is satisfied that the testimony is material and bears directly on the main issues in the case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gibson v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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