Scott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree shall be punished by: (1) confinement in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years; or (2) confinement in a community correctional facility for any term of not more than 1 year. (b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000. [Emphasis added]. TexPenal Code Ann. § 12.34(a)(Vemon Supp.1993).”

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

2. “Appellant also argues that there is no evidence that he was acting under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. We do not reach the merits of this complaint. Appellant did not object to having the jury instructed on the lesser included offense of attempted voluntary manslaughter. As appellant did not object and received the benefit of having the jury charged on this issue, he cannot complain that the evidence fails to establish “sudden passion arising from an adequate cause.””

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