Etchieson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1963
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 1966
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brinegar v. United States · Jones v. United States · Draper v. United States · Giordenello v. United States · 169 Tex. Crim. 101 - Giacona 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"The undersigned complainant [Finley] being duly sworn states: That on or about January 26, 1956, at Houston, Texas in the Southern District of Texas, Veto Giordenello did receive, conceal, etc., narcotic drugs, to-wit: heroin hydrochloride with knowledge of unlawful importation; in violation of Section 174, Title 21, United States Code. And the complainant further states that he believes that ______ are material witnesses in relation to this charge."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Acosta v. State“"My belief as aforesaid is based on the following facts: `(A) I have been informed of the existence of the foregoing set out facts by reliable, credible and trustworthy citizen of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, `(B) and further from a source that we do not wish to divulge."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Acosta v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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