Kaisner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Appellant was the sheriff of Denton County, Texas, having taken office in January, 1985. In March, 1988, he was on the ballot for reelection in the Republican Party primary. Appellant received 41% of the votes cast in the first primary and was to meet Kirby Robinson in a runoff election to be held in April, 1988. A political advisor of [appellant’s] met with Robinson and offered him the job of chief deputy if Robinson would withdraw from the runoff election. The sheriff denied authorizing the advisor to make any such offer. [Appellant] subsequently lost the election and was indicted.”

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