Pollard v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
2
states following
July 1985
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Baldwin v. State · Pollard v. State · 93 Tex. Crim. 522 - Melley v. State · Carpenter v. State · Rowl 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"(1) . . . "(2) . . . "(3) . . . "(4) inflict bodily injury on him or violate or abuse him sexually."”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Bollman v. State · Sanders v. State“"(a) `Abduct' means to restrain a person with intent to prevent his liberation by: "(A) secreting or holding him in a place where he is not likely to be found; or "(B) using or threatening to use deadly force."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Sanders v. State · Ex parte Pruitt“"is that an indictment for aggravated kidnapping is sufficient if it either (1) alleges that the defendant `abducted' the victim or (2) it sets forth in lieu of the word `abduct' the statutory definition given to it by V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 20.01(2)(A) or (B)."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Sanders 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.