Felder v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
34 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 42 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently November 1993 · most notably Hawkins v. State (1983), Russell v. State (1983)
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 Ex Parte Granviel · Burns v. State · Young v. State · Brock v. State · Warren 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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““... In the proceeding, evidence may be presented as to any matter that the court deems relevant to sentence. This subsection shall not be construed to authorize the introduction of any evidence secured in violation of the Constitution of the United States or of the State of Texas.” (Emphasis supplied.) 10”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. State · Smith v. State“The deceased (James Hanks), who was a quadraplegic, was a resident at an apartment complex in Houston designed and operated as a residence for paraplegics and quadraplegics. Appellant was an employee at this complex. The evidence, which includes appellant’s written confession, establishes that on the night of March 14, 1975, appellant armed himself with a pistol and went to the apartments to “prowl around ... looking for something to steal.” Appellant entered the deceased’s unlocked apartment and, after looking around for a few minutes, found a camera in a closet. He then approached the bed in which the deceased was sleeping and attempted to slip his hand under the pillow, where the deceased was known to keep his wallet containing a large amount of cash. The deceased awoke and said, “Sammie, what are you doing?” Appellant placed a pillow over the deceased’s face, and after the deceased began shouting for help, appellant stabbed the deceased repeatedly in the neck and head with a pair of scissors he found on the night stand beside the bed. After the deceased stopped shouting, appellant took the wallet and camera and fled. The deceased died as a result of a stab wound in the temple which penetrated his brain. After leaving the apartment complex, appellant had his brother drive him to the airport, from which he took a flight to Denver. On the way to the airport, he threw the deceased’s wallet and the scissors from the automobile. Appellant remained in Denver for approximately on”
1 later decision quote this exact passage““The evidence discloses that three terms of imprisonment have had little, if any, effect on appellant’s propensity to commit criminal acts. On the night of the instant offense, appellant armed himself with a pistol, and when he was recognized by the deceased, he brutally stabbed him even though the deceased was physically unable to stop or pursue appellant. At the time of his arrest, appellant was also armed with a pistol. This evidence is sufficient to support the jury finding that appellant would commit criminal acts of violence which would constitute a continuing threat to society. Art. 37.071(b)(2).””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Felder v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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