It looks like Renegade is quoting from Wagner v. State in 1916. The opinion states "near by, close at hand, convenient of access, and within such distance of the party so having it as that such party could, without materially changing his position, get his hand on it".
Edit for full cite: Wagner v. the State, 80 Tex. Crim. 66 (Tex. Crim. App. 1916)
Edit for full cite: Wagner v. the State, 80 Tex. Crim. 66 (Tex. Crim. App. 1916)
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