Rocha v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) No evidence obtained by an officer or other person in violation of any provisions of the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas, or of the Constitution or laws of the United States of America, shall be admitted in evidence against the accused on the trial of any criminal case.”

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

2. “When used in a series, then, “laws” would appear to be distinct from treaties. On the other hand, “law,” when used as an overarching concept, encompasses constitutions, laws, and treaties. Because “laws” and “Constitution” both appear in Article 38.23, the narrower meaning of laws, as being distinct from treaties, would appear to apply.”

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

3. “The independent evidence need not connect the defendant to the crime; it need only show that a crime was committed. In addition, such evidence need not be sufficient by itself to prove the offense; it need only be “some evidence which renders the corpus delicti more probable than it would be without the evidence.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kendrick Leon Jackson v. State of Texas