Cooper v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A continuance or postponement may be granted on the motion of the State or defendant after the trial has begun, when it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that by some unexpected occurrence since the trial began, which no reasonable diligence could have anticipated, the applicant is so taken by surprise that a fair trial cannot be had.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State · Pelham v. State

2. “"When we consider jurors’ testimony as well as the affidavit, together with the effect of Article 42.12, Sec. 15, V.A.C.C.P. (Adult Probation and Parole Law), we conclude that the jury’s discussion was not a misstatement of the law. In Roberson v. State, 160 Tex. Cr.R. 381, 271 S.W.2d 663 , we noted that where the law provided for the release of the accused in less time than that discussed by the jury, reversible error was not reflected by the jury’s discussion of the parole law.””

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

3. “only a little over one-half of the time of any sentence before he would be released ... providing good behavior....” This court in Cooper said:”

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