Comer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

47 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) release the child to a parent, guardian, custodian of the child, or other responsible adult upon that person's promise to bring the child before the juvenile court as requested by the court; (2) bring the child before the office or official designated by the juvenile court if there is probable cause to believe that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision; (3) bring the child to a detention facility designated by the juvenile court; (4) bring the child to a secure detention facility as provided by Section 51.12(j); (5) bring the child to a medical facility if the child is believed to suffer from a serious physical condition or illness that requires prompt treatment; or”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. State · Adams v. State

2. ““We cannot say with any degree of confidence, that, had appellant been transported “forthwith” to the custody of the juvenile detention facility, where he may have had access to, if not counsel, at least his parents, ... he would still have chosen to confess his crime.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Tuy Pham v. State · Roquemore v. State

3. “an otherwise valid confession following a detention that is illegal as a matter of state law will not be excludable under article 38.23 when it is determined that the taint of the illegality has dissipated by the time the confession was taken.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Gonzales v. State · Gonzales v. State