Henderson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 64 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(1) Furtherance of crime or fraud. If the services of the lawyer were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit what the client knew or reasonably should have known to be a crime or fraud.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. DeAngelis · State v. Martinez

2. “Children are deemed to warrant protection because of their inexperience, lack of social and intellectual development, moral innocence, and vulnerability.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Papke v. State · Styron v. Johnson

3. “Early in the interview, Agent Napier told [Henderson] that she was at a crossroads, that she could determine which path to take, and that she could tell her story or let the justice system take its course. Later in the interview, [Henderson] offered to tell everything she knew in exchange for staying in Missouri. In response, Napier asked questions such as: “What do you mean?” ‘What’s everything?” Napier never promised appellant that she could stay in Missouri, and in fact, told her that he was not in a position to make any bargains, deals, or promises. He also told her that the people in a position to make a deal would want to have a basis for making their decision. Later, through leading questions, Napier elicited from [Henderson] a confession that she killed the baby. He asked [Henderson], “When you say the whole thing, are you talking about that Brandon is dead, that you know where the body’s located, that it was an accident, that you’re sorry?” [Henderson] responded by nodding her head. Later Napier stated, “Brandon’s dead. It was an accident.” To this statement, [Henderson] replied, ‘Yes.” Napier asked, “Did you bury him[?]” [Henderson] responded, “Of course, I did. He’s just a baby.” Subsequent interrogation led to [Henderson’s] statement that she had buried Brandon in a wooded area near Waco. At that point, Napier asked [Henderson] to draw a map so that the authorities could find Brandon. Napier talked about Brandon’s parents and talked about their need to “put closur”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Henderson v. Quarterman