Garcia v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When the jury found (Garcia) guilty of voluntary manslaughter, in the Serna cause, it necessarily acquitted him of the offenses of capital murder and murder of Officer Serna. (Citations omitted). Thus, for purposes of collateral estoppel, appellant has a valid final judgment of acquittal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Garcia v. Garza · Vargas v. Quarterman

2. “[N]ot only is the conviction of voluntary manslaughter no longer valid and final, there will be no conclusive judgment on that matter until the appellant receives a new trial. A claim of collateral estoppel cannot flow from an invalid judgment of conviction which is not final.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vargas v. Quarterman

3. “This court reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the case for a new trial. There is no final and valid judgment of conviction. The reversal of a judgment on appeal eliminates its status as being final and valid for purposes of collateral estoppel.”

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