Wooley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, that on or about the 15th day of October, 2005, in the County of El Paso and State of Texas, that the said E.I.G., did then and there intentionally or knowingly cause the sexual organ of [M.C.], to contact the sexual organ of the said E.I.G. and without the consent of the said [M.C.], has engaged in delinquent conduct as alleged in Special Issue Number Two. Unless you so find beyond a reasonable doubt, or if you have a reasonable doubt thereof, that the juvenile has engaged in delinquent conduct under Special Issue Number Two, you will find that the juvenile has not engaged in delinquent conduct for the charge of Aggravated Sexual Assault.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In the Matter of E.I.G., a Juvenile · In Re Eig

2. “[D]ue process prevents an appellate court from affirming a conviction based upon legal and factual grounds that were not submitted to the jury.”); Wooley v. State, 273 S.W.3d 260, 268 n. 13 (Tex.Cr.App.2008) (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Miles, Leonard