Thomas v. Billingsley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) Not less than twelve jurors can render and return a verdict in a felony case. It must be concurred in by each juror and signed by the foreman. Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, however, when pending the trial of any felony case, one juror may die or be disabled from sitting at any time before the charge of the court is read to the jury, the remainder of the jury shall have the power to render the verdict; but when the verdict shall be rendered by less than the whole number, it shall be signed by every member of the jury concurring in it.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Maten v. State · Daniels v. Southwestern Transportation

2. ““The point raised is that, the trial of the case had not begun when the juror was excused, hence the ‘trial’ was not ‘pending,’ so as to give rise to the power of the court in compelling defendant to proceed with the trial before eleven jurors. We think the ‘trial was pending’ when the parties announced ready and the jury was selected and sworn to try the. cause.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State