Dears v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A defendant in a criminal case has the right of appeal.... The trial court shall enter a certification of the defendant’s right of appeal each time it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. In a plea bargain case — that is, a case in which a defendant’s plea was guilty ... and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant — a defendant may appeal only: (A) those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or (B) after getting the trial court’s permission to appeal.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Andre Lamon Morgan v. State · Terrell v. State

2. “use Rules 37.1 and 34.5(c) to obtain another certification, whenever appropriate.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Menjivar v. State · Wilson v. State

3. “obligated to review that record in ascertaining whether the certifications were defective.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Menjivar v. State