Biggins 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. “Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 1st day of September, 1993, in Harris County, Texas, the defendant, Fred Albert Chil-dress, did then and there unlawfully, while in the course of committing theft of property owned by Alfreda Gail Hendry and with intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, intentionally or knowingly threaten or place Alfreda Gail Hendry in fear of imminent bodily injury or death; or if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 1st day of September, 1993, in Harris County, Texas, Thomas Lavergn and others unknown did then and there unlawfully, while in the course of committing theft of property owned by Alfreda Gail Hendry and with intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, intentionally and knowingly threaten or place Alfreda Gail Hendry in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, and that the defendant, Fred Albert Chil-dress, with the intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, if any, solicited, encouraged, directed, aided or attempted to aid Thomas Lavergn and others unknown to commit the offense, if he did, then you will find the defendant guilty of robbery.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Childress v. State