Clark v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
December 2013
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lehman Bros. v. Lilly · Polk v. State · Alvarez v. State · Stewart v. State · Curry v. State
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.
“(1) the indictment specifically alleges the words “deadly weapon” in describing the weapon used, and the verdict reads “guilty as charged in the indictment;” (2) the indictment names a weapon which is per se a deadly weapon and the verdict reads guilty as charged in the indictment; or (3) a special issue is submitted to the trier of fact and answered affirmatively.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Skinner v. State“We, the jury, find the Defendant, Bennie Aubrey Skinner, guilty of the offense of murder, as charged in the indictment, and now assess his punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for Life. [Emphasis added.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Skinner v. State“We, the Jury, find the Defendant, Bennie Aubrey Skinner, guilty of the offense of Murder.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Skinner v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.