Ramirez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is committed by his own conduct, by the conduct of another for which he is criminally responsible, or by both. Each party to an offense may be charged with commission of the offense. “A person is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if, acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, he solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense. Mere presence alone will not constitute one a part [sic] to an offense. 3. “Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, that on or about the 27th day of September, 1991, in Andrews County, Texas, Arcadio Gonzales did intentionally or knowingly deliver, by actual transfer, a controlled substance, namely cocaine, in an amount of less than 28 grams, including any adulterants or dilu-tants to B.E. Duesler, and that the Defendant, Juan Doroteo Garcia did then and there, with the intent to promote or assist the commission of said delivery, direct, solicit, encourage, aid, or attempt to aid Arcadio Gonzales in the commission of said delivery of cocaine, then you will find the Defendant guilty, as charged in the indictment. “Unless you so find beyond a reasonable doubt, or if you have a reasonable doubt thereof, you will find the Defendant not guilty.””

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

2. “of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony offense extends to any employment of a deadly weapon, including its simple possession, if such possession facilitated the associated felony. Patterson v. State, 769 S.W.2d 938, 941-42 (Tex.Crim.App.1989) (holding appellant had”

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