Passmore v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

98 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 98 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harris v. State · Medlin v. State

2. “MR. WILSON (Defense Counsel): Doctor Griffith, you said that at the time of the offense, it was your opinion that the Defendant was legally capable of conforming his conduct to the rules of law or to the legal statutes. Do you have an opinion as to whether or not he was emotionally— MR. MILLER (Prosecutor): Same objection, Your Honor, it invades the province of the jury. MR. WILSON: Judge can I finish the question before he objects to it, please? THE COURT: One at a time. Let him finish the question and then I will rule on it. MR. MILLER: Well, Your Honor, may we approach the bench? THE COURT: Come up. (At which the following discussion was had at the Court’s bench outside the hearing of the jury): MR. MILLER: We have been instructed outside the presence of the jury, and he is attempting, obviously, to ask the same question and is going back into the state of mind— THE COURT: Get this real clear right now, I don’t want anything from this witness as to what his emotional state was at the time of the offense. I granted the Motion in Limine on that, and I am not going to allow it. MR. MILLER: For purpose of the record, I would like the record to reflect, the State asked the question, “Could intoxication have anything to do with the commission of this offense”— MR. WILSON: I think that opens it up. We should be allowed to, because it has been opened up, you know, the state of mind is brought into it and we should be allowed to go into it. THE COURT: I will instruct you that I don”

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

3. “The test to be applied in determining whether counsel provided constitutionally satisfactory services is the reasonably effective assistance standard. Ex Parte Morse, Tex.Cr.App., 591 S.W.2d 904 . Such a determination will be based upon the totality of counsel’s representation. Sanchez v. State, Tex.Cr.Ap. [sic], 589 S.W.2d 422 . (Emphasis added.)”

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