Padgett v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 226th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Grayned v. City of Rockford · Grayned v. City of Rockford · Royster v. State · Phillips v. State · Bowers v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1981) casts some light upon the meaning of 'terrorize:' It may mean to fill with terror or anxiety; or to coerce by threat or violence. Perhaps, to excite fear; or to rule by intimidation. p. 2361. Terrorism may be the systematic use of terror as a means of coercion. It may create an atmosphere of threat or violence. p. 2361. Terror may denote stark fear; a state of intense fright or apprehension. p. 2361. Terrorize, as distinct from terrify, often implies an intentional affecting with terror. p. 912 (frighten). See also, Arto v. State , 19 Tex. App. 126[ 19 Tex.Crim. 126 ], 136 (1886), stating that terror means more than fright or alarm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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