Young v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] person commits an offense if the person is required to register and fails”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Odom · Febus v. State

2. “Article 62.102 is a generalized 'umbrella statute’ that criminalizes the failure to comply with any of the registration requirements set out in Chapter 62.”). Chapter 62 contains numerous distinct requirements in its various statutes. Id. The language of Article 62.055, though, states that a sex offender has a duty to report a change of address to the proper authorities both before and after a move. The failure to do so is an offense. Tex Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 62.102(a). However,”

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

3. “In “result of conduct” offenses, the jury must be unanimous about the specific result required by the statute. With “nature of conduct” crimes, the jury must be unanimous about the specific criminal act, and with “circumstances surrounding the conduct” offenses, unanimity is required about the existence of the particular circumstances that makes the otherwise innocent act criminal.”

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