Callaway v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is documented that the evidence was admitted after appellant inquired of Sara-gusa concerning his providing her with a pistol and attempting to fix the time in relation to “an event where a pistol was discharged” on “June 22nd.” Once a matter is injected into the proceeding, evidence to fully explain the matter is relevant and admissible, Rule 107, Texas Rules of Criminal Evidence, even though the evidence might not otherwise be admissible. Parr v. State, 557 S.W.2d 99, 102 (Tex.Crim.App.1977).”

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

2. “The Texas Rules of Criminal Evidence are derived from the Federal Rules of Evidence and, in the construction of the Texas Rules, persuasive value is accorded the federal decisions interpreting the federal rules. Texas Rule 801(e)(2)(E) is identical to federal rule 801(d)(2)(E), which was construed in Bourjaily v. United States, 483 U.S. 171 , 107 S.Ct. 2775 , 97 L.Ed.2d 144 (1987).”

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

3. “Article 38.14 Testimony of Accomplice A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense.”

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