Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
February 1989
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Reese v. State · Lightner v. State · Drakes v. State · Jones v. State · Pringle 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.
““(1) ‘In the course of committing theft’ means conduct that occurs in an attempt to commit, during the commission, or in immediate flight after the attempt or commission of theft. . .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Moore v. State · Ulloa v. State““In the instant case, the conduct constituting an assault occurred ‘in immediate flight after the attempt or commission of theft.’ Hence, all the elements of the offense of robbery have been shown. Lightner v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 535 S.W.2d 176 (1976).””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ulloa v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.