Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. State

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 26, 1969No. B-1165PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Justice.

This is a direct appeal, under the provisions of Article 1738a, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes. The appeal is from an order of the 116th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas, in which Oscar Neal Fletcher, the appellant, was permanently enjoined upon petition of the appellee, the State of Texas, from administering lie detection examinations, from publicly professing to be a polygraph examiner (or lie detector operator) and from administering or offering to administer examinations of any type for the purpose of verifying the truth of statements, without first…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Arnold v. LeonardTexas Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Gulf Ins. Co. v. James, St. Treas.Texas Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Smith v. DeckerTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Western U. T. Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Adams & Wickes v. San Angelo Water Works Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. LeCroy v. HanlonTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Putnam v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Tussey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. C. Hayman Construction Co. v. American Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1971

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