Ex Parte Daniels’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 17 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[t]o preserve order in the courtroom for the proper conduct of business, the court must act instantly to suppress disturbance or violence or physical obstruction or disrespect to the court, when occurring in open court. There is no need of evidence or assistance of counsel before punishment because the court has seen the offense. Such summary vindication of the court’s dignity and authority is necessary. It has always been so in the courts of the common law, and the punishment imposed is due process of law_” 267 U.S. at 534 , 45 S.Ct. at 394 . See generally Texas Government Code, Section 21.002(a)(b) and (c). Cf., Texas Government Code, Section 21.002(d) ("An officer of a court who is held in contempt by a trial court shall, on proper motion filed in the offended court, be released on his own personal recognizance pending a determination of his guilt or innocence by a judge of a district court that is not the offended court....”)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte Knable

2. “Commutation for good conduct; forfeiture of commutation; record 18 "In order to encourage county jail discipline, a distinction may be made in the terms of prisoners so as to extend to all such as are orderly, industrious and obedient, comforts and privileges according to their deserts; the reward to be bestowed on prisoners for good conduct shall consist of such relaxation of strict county jail rules, and extension of social privileges as may be consistent with proper discipline. Commutation of time for good conduct, industry and obedience may be granted the inmates of each county jail by the sheriff in charge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hamill v. Wright

3. “recessed.” If the court had recessed just after applicant had taken a picture of the judge, it was not engaged in business when the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Bell