Antunez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 19th day of November, 1983, in Harris County, Texas, the defendant, Clifton Franklin, did then and there unlawfully while in the course of committing theft of property owned by ROBBIE E. RAY, and with intent to obtain and maintain control of the property, intentionally or knowingly threaten or place ROBBIE E. RAY in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, by using or exhibiting a deadly weapon, namely, a firearm, then you will find the defendant guilty of aggravated robbery as alleged in the indictment. Unless you so find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, or if you have a reasonable doubt thereof, you will next consider whether or not the defendant is guilty of the offense of robbery. Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 19th day of November, 1983, in Harris County, Texas, the defendant, Clifton Franklin, committed the offense of robbery, as defined herein, but you have a reasonable doubt as to whether he exhibited a deadly weapon, namely, a gun, then you will find the defendant guilty of robbery. If you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of either aggravated robbery or robbery, but you have a reasonable doubt as to which offense he is guilty, then you must find the defendant guilty of the lesser offense of robbery. If you have a reasonable doubt as to whether the defendant is guilty of any off”

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

2. “The burden of proof is on the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that at the time of the conduct charged the defendant was sane; that is, that he was not suffering from a severe mental disease or defect rendering him unable to know that his conduct was wrong. Therefore, if you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offense of aggravated sexual assault as alleged •in the indictment, or the lesser included offense of aggravated assault as herein-before charged, but you further find, or have a reasonable doubt thereof, that at the time of the conduct charged, Charles Eugene Riley, Jr., as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his conduct was wrong, you will acquit the defendant and say by your verdict, “not guilty by reason of insanity.””

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

3. ““In the present case the charge contained certain abstract principles governing the law of robbery but did not apply those principles to the specific facts of this ease. The charge left the jury to speculate about which specific actions on appellant’s part, if believed true beyond a reasonable doubt under the evidence of this case, would constitute the offense of robbery.””

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