Morales v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Appellant obviously overlooks the fact that Article 37.07, Section 2(b), supra (V.A.C.C.P.), is applicable only to pleas of not guilty before a jury. Rojas v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 404 S.W.2d 30 [(1966)]. It has no application where a defendant waives trial by jury and enters a plea of guilty before the Court in a felony less than capital case. Articles 1.13, 1.14, and 1.15, V.A.C.C.P.” (Emphasis supplied.) Now see Article 37.07, Sec. 2(a), (b) and (c) as amended.”

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

2. ““If a house be entered in such manner as to be burglary, and the one guilty of such burglary shall after such entry commit any other offense, he shall be punished for burglary and also for whatever other offense is so committed.””

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

3. ““If the burglary was effected for the purpose of committing one felony, and the one guilty thereof shall while in the house commit another felony, he shall be punishable for any felony so committed as well as for the burglary.””

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