State v. Armstrong’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Since the decision in Jackson v. Denno, supra, other courts have held that, where there was no claim that an inculpatory statement was involuntary and the defendant denied making the statement, the trial court did not err in failing to, sua sponte, make a specific finding relative thereto, and that the failure to submit the question of voluntariness to the jury is not error, (citations omitted).” State v. Armstrong, supra at 282 , 440 P.2d at 309 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Finn

2. ““* * * In the present case no question of voluntariness was raised — either by defendant’s attorney or by the evidence. Accordingly, we have concluded that the trial judge was not required, sua sponte, to enter upon an examination outside of the presence of the jury to determine the possible involuntariness of the confession.” State v. Armstrong, 103 Ariz. 280, 281 , 440 P.2d 307, 308 (1968).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Finn

3. “[i]t is the duty of a trial court to hold a hearing as to voluntariness of a statement or confession, if a question as to its voluntariness is raised-either by the attorneys, or one is presented by the evidence”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Arizona v. Jason Eugene Bush