Rogers v. Peeler’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 5 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person commits an assault if he (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; (2) intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury; or (3) intentionally or knowingly causes physical contact with another when he or she knows or should reasonably believe that the other will regard the contact as offensive or provocative. A person is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the person reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the other’s use or attempted use of unlawful force. A person has the right of self-defense against multiple assailants if, viewed from the person’s standpoint, the person believed he was in danger of an unlawful attack or a threatened attack at the hand of more than one assailant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gibbins v. Berlin

2. “Tommy Peeler and Michael S. Rogers were adjoining landowners who had an ongoing boundaiy line dispute. Rogers shot and severely injured Peeler during a confrontation over Rogers crossing over onto Peeler's property while riding a four-wheeler. Peeler sued Rogers for this assault, seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict awarding Peeler $1,250,000.00 in damages, and the trial court rendered judgment in accordance with the jury’s verdict. Rogers appeals.... We affirm.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rogers v. Peeler

3. “A person commits assault under the Texas Penal Code if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, or intentionally or knowingly causes physical contact when the person knows or should reasonably believe the other will regard such contact as offensive or provocative.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eichenwald v. Rivello