Taylor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 95 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 99 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is well settled that ‘(w)here the offense is one continuous transaction, or another offense is a part of the case on trial or blended or closely interwoven therewith, proof of all the facts is proper.” See also 4 Branch’s Ann.P.C., 2d ed., Sec. 2255, p. 618; 23 Tex.Jur.2d, Sec. 196, p. 302.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wilkerson v. State · Freeman v. State

2. ““It is a matter of common knowledge that from time to time inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections are released on parole, Torres v. State, 169 Tex.Cr.R. 113 , 331 S.W.2d 929 ; Walker v. State, [150] Tex.Cr.[R. 421], 201 S. W.2d 823 , and it is not every mention of parole which calls for a reversal. Henderson v. State, 169 Tex.Cr.R. 206 , 332 S.W.2d 705 ; De La Rosa v. State, 167 Tex.Cr.R. 28 , 317 S.W.2d 544 .””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State · Edwards v. State

3. ““The shooting occurred at 2:50 p. m., and shortly thereafter the Sheriff arrived at the scene. After a few minutes of investigation the Sheriff left to find appellant. Meanwhile appellant had voluntarily arrived at the Sheriff’s courthouse office, but found no one present. Having heard over the Sheriff’s two-way radio that the Sheriff was on his way to appellant’s residence, and not being able to operate the same, appellant walked to the Tax Collector’s office and asked a woman deputy there to contact the Sheriff and tell him that he (appellant) was not running. Appellant then returned alone to the Sheriff’s office, sat down and began reading a newspaper. When the Sheriff arrived, between 3:15 p. m. and 3:30 p. m., the appellant arose and voluntarily stated, ‘Well, I told them I was going to do it.’ The Sheriff then pointed to the .SO-SO rifle (later shown to be the weapon from which the fatal shots were fired) and appellant stated it belonged to him, but warned the Sheriff to be careful as the rifle was loaded. The record reflects that the Sheriff then told appellant he should not make any further statements as there were certain procedures to be followed before he could say anything. Shortly thereafter the appellant was taken before a magistrate. “The Sheriff testified he had not arrested appellant prior to the complained of statements. From all the facts and circumstances in evidence, including the fact appellant was still in possession of his loaded rifle, we conclude tha”

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