State v. Charlton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The justice court had jurisdiction over the subject-matter and the person of the defendant. The statute required the testimony of the complainant and other witnesses to be reduced to writing, and, further, when the case came on for trial in the district court, this examination was required to be read to the jury, if demanded by the accused. This provision is not jurisdictional. It is for the benefit of the defendant, and he may waive its provisions, either expressly or by conduct. In this case the defendant testified in the justice court. He made no objection to a hearing in the absence of the complainant. He knew that it was physically impossible for her to be present, yet he made no application for a continuance of the hearing. He entered into a bond for his appearance at the district court, and thereafter complied with these conditions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Becker