Dominique v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) In this code: (11) “Deadly weapon” means: ****** (B) anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McGruder v. State · Taylor v. State

2. ““In Hubbard v. State, 579 S.W.2d 930 (Tex.Cr.App.1979), we held that one must look to the weapon’s use and intended use to determine if it is a deadly weapon. In Denham v. State, 574 S.W.2d 129 (Tex.Cr.App.1978), we held that the nature of the inflicted wounds is a factor to be considered but that wounds are not a necessary prerequisite for an object to be a deadly weapon. * * * The most important criteria was the manner in which the weapon was used.””

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

3. “We hold that holding the sharp object to Fairchild’s neck accompanied by a threat to kill and, later, slashing motions with that instrument is sufficient evidence to sustain a finding that the scissors, in the manner of their intended use, constituted a deadly weapon.”

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