State v. Stevens’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

43 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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We disagree with the Court of Appeals’ application of the same standard of review to both the Tom Green County and Brazoria County cases. Although an “almost total deference” standard would be appropriate in the Tom Green County DWI case, because that court heard witness testimony and was in a position to make credibility determinations, the decision of the Tom Green County court is not under review here. The sole ruling under review is that of the Brazoria county court. As such, the appropriate standard of review should be based solely on the circumstances surrounding that decision.”

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

2. “Appellate courts review de novo applications of law to facts that do not involve determinations of credibility and demeanor. A decision to apply collateral estoppel is a question of law, applied to the facts, for which de novo review is appropriate.”

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