State v. Gomez’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
January 1976
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Henry v. State of Mississippi · State v. McAlvain · State v. Jones · Price v. Maryland Casualty Co. · State v. Gomez
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A defendant in a criminal case may be a witness in his own behalf, but is not compelled to so testify, and the failure of this defendant to take the witness stand in his own behalf cannot in any manner prejudice him or be in any wise considered by you in arriving at your verdict in this case.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Blackwood““Loitering or prowling upon the private property of another, without the consent of or lawful business zvith the owner or occupant thereof.” (Emphasis supplied.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.