Brock v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “did then and there intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause bodily injury to E. Cisneros [and P. Owens] by hitting the said E. Cisneros [and P. Owens] with his hand and or by kicking the said E. Cisneros [and P. Owens] with his foot and or leg and or by scratching and or cutting the said E. Cisneros [and P. Owens] with his fingernail, and or biting the said E. Cisneros [and P. Owens] with his teeth and the defendant did then and there know that the said E. Cisneros [and P. Owens were] then and there [public servants], to-wit: a peace officer [and or a detention officer and or an employee of the Texas City Police Department] and that the said E. Cisne-ros [and P. Owens were] then and there lawfully discharging an official duty, to-wit: attempting to restrain and or control the said Dennis Steel[e].”

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

2. “(1) it is established by proof of the same ' or less than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged; (2) it differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a less serious injury or risk of injury to the same person, property, or public interest suffices to establish its commission; (3) it differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a less culpable mental state suffices to establish its commission; or (4) it consists of an attempt to commit the offense charged or an otherwise included offense.”

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