Powell v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
13 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 13 later decisions — most recently September 2014
13 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 Aguilar v. Texas · United States v. Ventresca · Corallo v. United States · SGRO v. United States · Frazier 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“... recitations in the affidavit in the case at bar stated that the informer had actually been inside the apartment where the appellant and others were arrested ...”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Winkles v. State · Jones v. State“I, Terry A. Odom, do solemnly swear that heretofore, on or about the 19th day of August, A.D., 1980, in the Abilene Taylor County, Texas, one known only as Homer, described as a white male, mid-twenties, long brown bushy hair, and person or persons unknown to your affiant, either by name or description, but located on said residence and curtilage (hereinafter referred to as "Suspected Party" for purposes of this affidavit" [sic] did then and there unlawfully possess and does at this time unlawfully possess a substance prohibited by the Controlled Substance Act of the State of Texas, to-wit: METHAMPHETAMINE in a residence, curtilage being described as apartement [sic] number 613 of a multi-apartment complex being constructed of tan stucco with brown trim and having a brown shingle roof. The number 613 being on a brown door entering the suspected residence. (hereinafter [sic] referred to as "Suspected Place" for purposes of this affidavit) located at 1000 South Clack, Apartment number 613 Quail Run Apartments TAO DHL in Abilene Taylor County, Texas, which said above described "Suspected Place" is possessed, occupied, under the control and charge of the above mentioned "Suspected Party" MY BELIEF OF THE AFORESAID STATEMENT IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTS: Prior to making application for this search warrant your affiant has received information from a confidential informant whose name must remain anonymous for security reasons. This same confidential informant is reliable, credib”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Winkles v. State“"Informer further stated they were at this location inside the apartment when an unknown Negro male came to this apartment and asked Nikki Taylor for some heroin. Nikki Taylor then went into the back bedroom, returned after a short period of time with a small bundle of small wax paper packages containing a brown powder which she gave to the unknown Negro male, and the Negro male gave her an unknown amount of paper money. Nikki Taylor then told the unknown Negro male, `If you see anyone else who wants to buy some heroin, send them to me.' The informer also stated that before they left the apartment Nikki Taylor showed the informer several small wax paper packages containing brown powder which Nikki Taylor stated was heroin. Nikkie [sic] Taylor then placed these packages in her purse. Nikki Taylor also told the informant, `If you see anyone who wants to buy some heroin, bring them to me.'"”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Winkles v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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