Wallace v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1. Our law provides that a person commits murder if he knowingly or intentionally causes the death of an individual. 2. A person acts “knowingly” or with “knowledge”, with respect to the nature of Ms conduct when, he is aware of the nature of his conduct. A person acts “intentionally’ or with “intent” with respect to the result of his conduct, when it is his conscious objective or desire to cause the result. A person acts “recklessly” or is “reckless” with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct when he is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such a nature and a degree that its disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the standpoint of defendant. [[Image here]] 3. Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 14th day of May, 1993, in Fannin County, Texas, the defendant, CLARENCE SIMMS AKA A.C. SIMMS, intentionally or knowingly caused the death of an individual, R.T. Sweet, by shooting him with a gun, you will find the defendant guilty of Murder as charged in the indictment. Unless you so find beyond a reasonable doubt, or if you have a reasonable doubt thereof, you acquit the defendant of murder and next consider whether he is guilty of the lesser included offense of aggravated assault. 4. A person commits an assault if h”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simms v. State

2. “Therefore, if you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 20th day of March, A.D., 1976 in Bexar County, Texas, Charles County did intentionally or knowingly cause the death of an individual, Chere J. Buffington, by shooting her with a gun and that the Defendant, James G. Buff-ington, Sr., did then and there know of the intent, if any, of the said Charles County to shoot and kill the said Chere Buffington and the Defendant, James G. Buffington, Sr., acted with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense by Charles County by encouraging, directing, aiding, or attempting to aid Charles County to commit the offense of causing the death of Chere J. Buffington, you will find the Defendant, James G. Buffington, Sr., guilty of murder.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Buffington v. State

3. “A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect to the nature of his conduct or to a result of his conduct when it is his conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result. A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to the nature of his conduct or to circumstances surrounding his conduct when he is aware of the nature of his conduct or that the circumstances exist, (emphasis supplied).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Greene v. State