Ex Parte Pat Morris’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"In habeas corpus proceedings we do not consider the evidence in the sense that we act as a court of review, but we do consider the entire record, including the evidence offered at the contempt hearing, to determine whether or not due process has been accorded relator.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Vital · Ex Parte Twedell

2. ““Had relator been convicted without a hearing it would hardly be claimed that due process had been accorded him. There was a proceeding in this case in the form of a hearing, but no evidence of relator’s guilt was offered at that hearing. The proceeding, therefore, was a hearing in form only and not such a hearing as is essential to the validity of the judgment. The court was without jurisdiction to enter the contempt order in the absence of some evidence of guilt.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Wright