Jones v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

50 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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In this instance, because the sentence that was introduced into evidence by the State to prove up the alleged prior felony conviction reflects that the conviction was appealed, the State itself raised the question as to what disposition was made of the appeal. It thus had the burden of proof to establish what disposition was made of the appeal. Because the State failed to make a prima facia showing of finality, the appellant had no burden to carry.... The case is simply one of failure of the State to sustain its burden of proof.” Jones, 711 S.W.2d at 636 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Russell v. State · Johnson v. State of Texas

2. “a conviction from which an appeal has been taken is not considered to be a final conviction until the conviction is affirmed”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garcia v. State · Vandyke, Roger Dale

3. ““1. Even though we have been made aware that the appellant’s prior conviction was affirmed by this Court in an unpublished per curiam opinion [citation omitted], in which this Court’s mandate issued on December 15, 1975, and was executed on January 13, 1976, because ‘We decline to review the records of another case to find support for contentions raised in this appeal’ [citation omitted], we will not consider the record of that appeal, [citations omitted]””

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