770 S.W.2d 780
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 6, 1988
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1988-01-06
Relies on Maddox v. State
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Decided 1988-01-06
Cited by 42 later decisions — most recently May 2018 · most notably McFarland v. State (1996), Muniz v. State (1993)
42 state decisions
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¶1Appeal from County Court at Law, Fort Bend County; Thomas R. Culver, III, Judge.
¶2Prior report: Tex.App., 705 S.W.2d 739.
¶3Before the Court en banc.
¶4On appellant’s petition for discretionary review: petition dismissed; cause remanded to the Court of Appeals with instructions to abate appeal.