Bedolla, Jose Angel’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) As a prerequisite to presenting a complaint for appellate review, the record must show that: (1) the complaint .was ■ made to the trial court by a timely request, objection, or motion that: (A) stated the grounds for the ruling that the complaining party sought •• from the trial court with sufficient specificity to make the trial court aware of the complaint, unless the specific grounds were apparent from the context; and (B) complied with the requirements of the Texas Buies of Civil or Criminal Evidence or the Texas Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure; and (2) that the tidal court: (A) ruled on the request, objection, or motion, either expressly or implicitly; or (B) refused to rule on the request, objection, or motion, and the complaining party objected to the refusal. ■”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rodolfo Nino Aleman v. State

2. “[t]o avoid forfeiture of a complaint on appeal, all a party has to do is let the trial judge know what he wants and why he thinks he is entitled to it and do so clearly enough for the judge to understand the request at a time when the trial court is in a proper position to do something about it. 3”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rodney Dimitrius Lake A/K/A Rodney D. Lake v. State