Lawson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]f you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant, Albert Clinton Richards, on or about the 16th day of February 2003, in Tarrant County, Texas, did then and there intentionally with the intent to cause serious bodily injury to Cullen Baker, commit an act clearly dangerous to human life, namely, hitting him with a deadly weapon, to-wit: a rock, or a brick, or a piece of concrete asphalt, that in the manner of its use or intended use was capable of causing death or serious bodily injury, which caused the death of Cullen Baker, you will find the defendant guilty of the offense of murder as alleged in the indictment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 578 F. Supp. 2d 849 - Richards v. Quarterman

2. “First, the lesser included offense must be included in the proof necessary to establish the charged offense. Second, there must be some evidence that if defendant is guilty, he is guilty only of the lesser offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 578 F. Supp. 2d 849 - Richards v. Quarterman