Rees v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The State then came forward with proof in the form of a certificate by the Superintendent of the Austin State School showing that the guardian was indebted to the State in the sum of $3,589.40. By reason of the express provisions of Article 3202-a, that certificate was 'sufficient evidence to au-thorise the Court to render judgment.’ Were those all the facts, the State at that point would be entitled to a summary judgment.” (Emphasis ours.)”

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