St. Clair v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 14 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. “(1) immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close as possible to the scene of the accident without obstructing traffic more than is necessary; (2) immediately return to the scene of the accident if the vehicle is not stopped at the scene of the accident; and (3) remain at the scene of the accident until the operator complies with the requirements of Section 550.023.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gillie v. State · Garcia v. State

2. “(1) give the operator’s name and address, the registration number of the vehicle the operator was driving, and the name of the operator's motor vehicle liability insurer to any person injured or the operator or occupant of or person attending a vehicle involved in the collision; (2) if requested and available, show the operator’s driver’s license to a person described by Subdivision (1); and (3) provide any person injured in the accident reasonable assistance, including transporting or making arrangements for transporting the person to a physician or hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is necessary, or if the injured person requests the transportation.”

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

3. “(1) failed to immediately stop his vehicle at the scene or as close to the scene as possible; (2) failed to immediately return to the scene if he did not stop there; or (3) failed to remain at the scene until he had given his name and address, the registration number of his vehicle, and the name of his liability insurer to any others involved in the collision.”

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