Flores v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The trial court found, after the conclusion of the punishment hearing, that “a deadly weapon, to-wit: a handgun was used and exhibited” during the commission of the offense and entered that finding in the judgment.... However, since the law of parties is involved, the affirmative finding must show that the appellant used or exhibited the deadly weapon.... Since it is impossible for this Court to determine which theory the jury used to conclude that the appellant was guilty, individually or as a party, and the trial court did not specify that this appellant used or exhibited a deadly weapon, the decision of the Court of Appeals [reforming the judgment] is affirmed. We sustain point of error one.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wynn v. State

2. ““ ‘the defendant, ARTHUR FLORES, did then and there intentionally and knowingly cause the death of an individual, Brenda Diane Greener Igo, by shooting the said Brenda Diane Greener Igo with a handgun.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nix v. State

3. “requirements of due process and due course of law”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Webster