Ex Parte Jacobs’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The court’s authority to regulate trials, and accordingly, to punish for contempt, is broad and plenary. Ex parte Jones, 331 S.W.2d 202 (Tex.Cr.App.1960). See also 13 Tex.Jur.3rd, Contempt, § 34, p. 226. However, the power to punish for contempt should only be exercised with caution, and contempt is not to be presumed, but on the contrary, is presumed not to exist. Ex parte Arnold, 503 S.W.2d 529, 534 (Tex.Cr.App.1974), and cases there cited. See also Ex parte White, [ 154 Tex. 126 ], 274 S.W.2d 542 (Tex.1955); Deramus v. Thornton, 160 Tex. 494 , 333 S.W.2d 824 (1960); Ex parte Rogers, 633 S.W.2d 666 (Tex.App.—7th Dist.—1982). * * # * * * “The fact that counsel pursues a method at variance with that which the court deems correct, with no intended disrespect to the court, should not be subject to a penalty for contempt. See Ex parte Heidingsfelder, 206 S.W. 351 (Tex.Cr. App.1918). To establish ‘contempt’ of court, it is not the purpose or intent to act which controls, but the act itself must be such as amounts to contempt of court. Ex parte Bailey, 142 Tex.Cr.R. 582 , 155 S.W.2d 927 (1941); Ex parte Dowdle, 165 Tex.Cr.R. 536 , 309 S.W.2d 458 (1958). “The essence of ‘contempt’ is that the conduct obstructs or tends to obstruct the proper administration of justice. Ex parte Salfen, 618 S.W.2d 766 (Tex.Cr. App.1981).” See also Ex parte Rose, 704 S.W.2d 751, 757 (Tex.Cr.App.1984).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Pink

2. “of court, it is not the purpose or intent to act which controls, but the act itself must be such as amounts to contempt of court. Ex parte Bailey, 142 Tex.Cr.R. 582 , 155 S.W.2d 927 (1941); Ex parte Dowdle, 309 S.W.2d 458 (Tex.Cr.App.1958); Ex parte Jacobs, 664 S.W.2d 360 (Tex.Cr.App.1984). The essence of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Rose