Render v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
March 2015
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Jackson v. Virginia · Chandler v. State · Massey v. State · Spencer v. State
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“When, in a legal investigation, information, conversations, letters and replies, and similar evidence are facts to explain conduct and ascertain motives, they shall be admitted in evidence not as hearsay but as original evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A]s for the jury being informed of Render's allegedly fearful state of mind with regard to [the victim], Render's attorney was able to elicit testimony from Render on the stand about his belief that the victim was dangerous.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.