Chase v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
July 2008
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Almanza v. State · Highwarden v. State · Arline v. State · Lugo v. State · Saunders v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“recklessly,” and “negligently” causing serious bodily injury. The trial court then refused to charge on involuntary manslaughter, a lesser included charge of capital murder supported by the evidence when requested by the defendant. The jury convicted the defendant of recklessly causing serious bodily injury to a child and assessed the maximum punishment. The reviewing court held that the refusal to charge on involuntary manslaughter was error. Noting that a timely objection had been made, the court concluded”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Otting v. State“There is no more serious injury than what we have here [the death of the child]” and”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Otting v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.