Ott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hile jury service is vital and essential, ... some people called for jury service on relatively short notice, simply have insurmountable problems in serving in a particular week that must be recognized by the trial judge”). . See White v. State, 591 S.W.2d 851, 857 (Tex.Crim.App.1979) (concluding that job-related excuses offered by five prospective jurors were not for”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State · Jones v. State

2. “Appellant would have this court compare this case to such cases as U.S. v. Levy, 577 F.2d 200 (3rd Cir.1978); U.S. v. Zarzour, 432 F.2d 1 (5th Cir.1970); and Weatherford v. Bursey, 429 U.S. 545 , 97 S.Ct. 837 , 51 L.Ed.2d 30 (1977), which hold in general that the right to counsel is violated when law enforcement officers knowingly intercept confidential attorney-client communications and disclose these to the prosecution. The holdings in Levy and Zarz-ourtam on whether or not the intrusion was unlawful and for the sole purpose of determining defense strategy. That is just not the situation here.”

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

3. “"The court may hear any reasonable sworn excuse of a juror, and may release him entirely or until some other day of the term; provided, however, the court shall not excuse any juror for economic reasons unless all parties of record are present and approve such excuse.””

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