Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Prudential Ins. Co. of Great Britain v. Associated Employers Lloyds · Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Woods · Brookshire v. Houston Independent School District · Equitable General Insurance Co. v. Williams · International Insurance Co. in New York v. Hensley Electric Steel Co.
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A person commits an offense if he: (1) recklessly causes the death of an individual; or (2) by accident or mistake when operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and, by reason of such intoxication, causes the death of an individual. did then and there intentionally and knowingly operate a motorboat while intoxicated, and did by reason of such intoxication cause the death of an individual, David Allen Gagnier through accident and mistake, namely: by driving said motorboat into David Allen Gagnier....”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. State“It would seem apparent . . . that the common usage of the term "motor vehicle" relates to a conveyance used on land and the term "motorboat" relates to a conveyance used on or in the water.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Martin“Enactments of the Texas Legislature, decisions by the courts of this State, dictionary definitions and common understanding and usage all dictate that the term”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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