Daniel v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
34 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 34 later decisions — most recently June 2001 · most notably Smith v. State (1974), Carrillo v. State (1978)
34 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Thompson v. State · Frazier v. State · Farmer v. State · Jones v. State · Gonzalez v. State
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The charge should be viewed as a whole, and review should not be limited to parts of the charge standing alone. Cain v. State, 154 Tex.Cr.R. 284 , 226 S.W.2d 640 (Tex.Cr.App.1950).””
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Porter v. State · Flores v. State““Now bearing in mind the foregoing instructions if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 21st day of May, 1982 in Wise County, Texas that the defendant, Jimmy Rex Whaley, while acting as a party as that term is hereinbefore defined, by his own conduct, or by the conduct of Charles Opie Jones for whom he was criminally responsible, or by both the conduct of Jimmy Rex Whaley and Charles Opie Jones, committed the offense of unlawful delivery of Hydromor-phone in an amount of less than twenty-eight (28) grams by acting with the intent to promote or assist the commission of said offense by soliciting, encouraging, directing, aiding or attempting to aid, Charles Opie Jones to commit said offense as alleged in Count III of the Indictment, you will find the defendant guilty of the offense of unlawful delivery of Hydromorphone in an amount of less than twenty-eight (28) grams, but if you do not so find or have a reasonable doubt thereof you will find the defendant ‘Not Guilty.’ ” (Emphasis added to show portion of charge believed by appellant to be comment on weight of the evidence by the trial judge.) 2”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Reza v. State · Whaley v. State“Now therefore, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 23rd day of July, 1981, in Tarrant County, Texas, the defendant, Pamela Ruth McGoldrick Fielder, did intentionally or knowingly cause the death of an individual, Darwin L. Fielder, by shooting him with a firearm, but you further find and believe from all the facts and circumstances in evidence in the case that the defendant, in killing the deceased, if she did, acted under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause, or if you have a reasonable doubt as to whether she so acted under the immediate influence of a sudden passion arising from an adequate cause, then you will find the defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter. [Emphasis added.] Unless you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of voluntary manslaughter under the instructions given you, or if you have a reasonable doubt thereof, you will acquit her of voluntary manslaughter and say by your verdict not guilty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Fielder v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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