Statute treatment: Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,757 citation events across 1,329 distinct cases.

1,757citations total

1,329distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

128citations in last 5y

1987–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008) scotus 600 own cites 3× in case

#2 Bobby Moreno v. State (2013) texapp 17 own cites 7× in case

#3 Ochoa v. State (1998) texcrimapp 216 own cites 2× in case

#4 Luis Ruben Islas Martinez v. State (2014) texapp 28 own cites 5× in case

#5 Saldivar v. State (1989) texapp 66 own cites 3× in case

#6 Peraza v. State (2015) texcrimapp 157 own cites 2× in case

#7 Bottenfield v. State (2002) texapp 151 own cites 2× in case

#8 Shaw v. State (2010) texapp 126 own cites 2× in case

#9 Turner v. State (2008) texapp 113 own cites 2× in case

#10 Padilla v. State (2009) texapp 26 own cites 4× in case

#11 Sadler v. State (1998) texcrimapp 93 own cites 2× in case

#12 Harrington Christopher Young v. State (2012) texapp 23 own cites 4× in case

#13 Angel Rene Miranda v. State (2012) texapp 16 own cites 5× in case

#14 Smith v. State (2011) texapp 82 own cites 2× in case

#15 Buxton v. State (2017) texapp 71 own cites 2× in case

#16 Orona v. State (1992) texapp 406 own cites 1× in case

#17 Bohannan v. State (2017) texcrimapp 69 own cites 2× in case

#18 Mata v. State (1997) texapp 31 own cites 3× in case

#19 Escobedo v. State (1999) texapp 348 own cites 1× in case

#20 Revels v. State (2008) texapp 61 own cites 2× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.