Coody v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although punishment assessed fell within the lawful range instructed, it is not for this court to determine upon review that the jury might have assessed the same punishment had they been correctly instructed that the law holds the offense charged to deserve a range of punishment alternatives including the option for a less severe minimum sentence. [Citing Uribe v. State, 688 S.W.2d 534, 538 (Tex.Crim.App.1985)]. Therefore we must conclude that appellant suffered an egregious harm, for she was denied the opportunity to receive a sentence less harsh than the minimum the jury was instructed to impose.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Antonio Quesada v. State · Jones v. State

2. “Hulett testified as a State’s witness and gave critical evidence as to the actual circumstances surrounding the assault, appellant’s motives, the fabrication of alibis, appellant’s culpable mental state and lack of remorse for her alleged acts. Hulett testified that she had met with appellant and her two codefendants on the day following the incident and that the group discussed every aspect and detail of the offense. Hulett’s testimony affirmatively linked appellant to the other defendants and to the offense, corroborated the codefendants’ testimony and etsblished the elements necessary for proof of the crime. Coody, 812 S.W.2d at 632 .”

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