Howard v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““the same person previously convicted as alleged in the indictment for enhancement of punishment ...,” and a sentence reciting that the defendant had been previously convicted. We held this evidence insufficient to prove the prior conviction and stated that “the stipulation upon which he made his finding as to the prior conviction alleged for enhancement” should have been included in the record on appeal. Howard at 156 .”

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