Leal v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The failure of a defendant to move for discharge under the provisions of this article -prior to trial or the entry of a plea of guilty constitutes a waiver of the rights accorded by this article. (Emphasis added.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. DeVaughn v. State · Sanchez v. State

2. ““Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 9th day of October, 1982, in Polk County, Texas the defendant, Lee Archie Harrell, did then and there intend to cause serious bodily injury to the said Robert McCormick, and with said intent to cause such injury did intentionally or knowingly commit an act clearly dangerous to human life, to wit, cutting and stabbing the said Robert McCormick with a knife, and did thereby cause the death of the said Robert McCormick, as alleged in the indictment, and that the defendant, in so acting, was not acting under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause, then you will find the defendant guilty of murder.” (emphasis supplied)”

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