Wise v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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

1. “The task of the issuing magistrate is simply to make a practical, commonsense decision whether, given all the circumstances set forth in the affidavit, including the “veracity” and “basis of knowledge” of persons supplying hearsay information, there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas Lloyd Taunton v. State · State of Texas v. James Allen Huddleston

2. “The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has not recognized thát a Franks analysis pertains to omissions as well as false statements. However, the Fifth Circuit, along with other Texas appellate courts, has concluded that allegations of material omissions are to be treated the same as claims of material misstatements. Accordingly, we will apply the Franks analysis to [the -appellant's allegations.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alex Rene Gonzales v. State