Ex Parte Renfro’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although the Appellant has a duty to answer the polygraph examiner's questions truthfully, unless he invokes the privilege, shows a realistic threat of self-incrimination and nevertheless is required to answer, no violation of his right against self-incrimination is suffered. The mere requirement of taking the test in itself is insufficient to constitute an infringement of the privilege.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re D.L.C. · In Re DLC

2. “(1) whether Amended Conditions 18 and 19 have no relationship to the offense of sexual assault; (2) whether Amended Conditions 18 and 19 relate to conduct that is not in itself criminal; and (3) whether Amended Conditions 18 and 19 forbid or require conduct that is not reasonably related to appellant’s future criminality or do not serve the statutory ends of community supervision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Alakayi

3. “No person shall be ... compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In Re DLC