Grider v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"It is clear then that the procedure utilized in the case at bar in excusing prospective jurors after an initial expression of `conscientious scruples' or disclaimer of belief in capital punishment without going further and ascertaining that the prospective juror would automatically vote against the death penalty in any case, regardless of the facts, or consider its imposition in the case irrespective of the evidence, etc., does not square with Witherspoon or the traditional Texas practice."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hovila v. State · Crawford v. State

2. ““... we hold that a sentence of death cannot be carried out if the jury that imposed or recommended it was chosen by excluding veniremen for cause simply because they voiced general objections to the death penalty or expressed conscientious or religious scruples against its infliction.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Russell · Loudres v. State

3. “"`Unless a venireman states unambiguously that he would automatically vote against the imposition of capital punishment, no matter what the trial may reveal, it simply cannot be assumed that that is his position.'"”

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