Roach v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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24 state decisions

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

1. ““In his first ground of error, appellant contends that there is a fatal variance between the indictment and proof at trial with regard to the complainant’s name. The indictment alleges that appellant passed the money order to ‘Cotton Nixon.’ At trial, the complainant testified that his name was ‘Clarence Edward Nixon, Jr., Cotton.’ The court’s charge used the name ‘Cotton Nixon.’ “When a person is generally known by one name, or is known by that name as well as another, either name may be used in an indictment. Dears v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 465 S.W.2d 376 , and Hammond v. State, Tex.Cr., 465 S.W.2d 748 . It appears as though ‘Cotton’ was Nixon’s nickname. His testimony at trial indicates that he was known as ‘Cotton.’ We conclude that there was sufficient proof for the jury to find that the complainant was known as Cotton Nixon. Appellant’s first ground of error is overruled.” Id. at 867 .”

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