Marvis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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. “Now bearing in mind the foregoing instructions, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, that on or about November 14th, 2008, in Fort Bend County, Texas, the defendant, Anibal Vasquez, acting alone or as a party (as herein defined), while in the course of committing theft of property owned by Jenny Funez-Guevara, and with the intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, intentionally or knowingly threatened or placed Jenny Funez-Gue-vara in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, and the defendant did then and there use or exhibit a deadly weapon, to wit: a firearm, then you will find the defendant “Guilty” of the charge of Aggravated Robbery as alleged in the indictment. (CR 20) (emphasis added)”

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

2. “unless the concurrent cause was clearly sufficient to produce the result and the conduct of the actor clearly insufficient.”

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