Barber v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““At the time during the trial when the Court overruled appellant’s motion for disclosure of the informer the trial court had before it only the testimony of Officer Rangel. At this time no evidence existed to indicate that the informer had done anything other than notify the Officer where someone was selling heroin. Only after appellant testified did the trial court become aware of the alleged prior incident involving Sonny Gant and his alleged participation. At the close of his testimony appellant did not renew his request for the disclosure of the informer’s identity. Absent such a motion for disclosure, no error was committed. Willoughby v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 481 S.W.2d 893 .””

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

2. ““[T]he informer participated in the offense, was present at the time, or was otherwise shown to be a material witness to the transaction or as to whether appellant knowingly committed the act charged.” Barber v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 511 S.W.2d 937 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte Lozano