Gonzalez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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. “It has been recommended that the (cumulative) orders contain: (1) the trial court number of the prior conviction; (2) the correct name of the court where the prior conviction was taken; (3) the date of the prior conviction; (4) the term of years of the prior conviction; and (5) the nature of the prior conviction.”

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

2. ““[Tjhough we cannot say the weapon he used [“slap stick”] was a deadly one per se, clearly through the manner of its use, and considering its size and shape, it was fully capable of producing death or serious bodily injury.””

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