Gilbert v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A]rt. 42.12, § 5(b) . . . is not intended to preclude challenges to all of the rulings a trial court may potentially make in the course of a deferred adjudication proceeding. . . . The adjudication hearing must provide a defendant with minimum substantive and procedural due process protection.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whitney v. State · Trevino v. State

2. “Symptoms of depression and evidence of suicide attempts, arguably reasonable reactions to being charged with the murder of one’s wife, do not amount to evidence of “recent severe mental illness.” More significantly, the events referred to occurred during or shortly after appellant was in jail in January, more than nine months prior to trial. No evidence from any source was brought to the trial court’s attention regarding the appellant’s ability in November of 1993 to consult with his lawyer and understand the proceedings against him as required by article 46.02, section 1.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 7 F. Supp. 2d 848 - Thompson v. Johnson