Jack v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A court of appeals must not affirm or reverse a judgment or dismiss an appeal if: (1) the trial court’s erroneous action or failure or refusal to act prevents the proper presentation of a case to the court of appeals; and (2) the trial court can correct its action or failure to act.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Benson v. State · Guidry v. State

2. “• the trial judge made a statement on the docket sheet that indicated that an attorney on appeal was to be appointed; • the district clerk made a statement in a letter to the court of appeals stating that the attorney of record for the appeal was to be determined; • appellant and his appellate attorney’s motion to abate the appeal indicated that had appellate counsel been appointed within the 30-day critical stage for filing a motion for new trial, she would have filed a motion for new trial alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel because trial counsel did not subpoena material witnesses; 2 and • trial counsel did not file a motion for new trial, or move to withdraw from the case.”

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

3. “Our holding on this issue is strictly limited to the use of Rule 2(b). We should not be understood as restricting court of appeals’ power to abate an appeal and remand a case under authority other than Rule 2(b). When judicial resources can be conserved in the interest of justice, we encourage the courts of appeals to adopt and continue to use methods for resolving issues sooner rather than later, as long as such methods are legally endorsed.”

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