Castro v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
February 1992
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Butler v. State · Humason v. State · Ortega v. State · Arceneaux v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Before you would be warranted in convicting the defendant you must find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the exhibit introduced in evidence by the State is marijuana and you must also find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant voluntarily had the same in her possession and that she knew the substance was marijuana.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Sanchez v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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