Penton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We realize that the question is a close one but we also realize that there was considerable doubt in the jury's mind concerning the very testimony which they wished read to them and this testimony was material to the case. The testimony was taken down and the failure of the court to have it read back to the jury at their request was error, and by the very nature of the testimony the error was not harmless, as it was in Bates v. State, supra, and Nelson v. State, supra."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vasquez v. State · 145 So. 2d 889 - LaMonte v. State

2. “* * * * * * "After the jurors have retired to consider their verdict, if they request additional instructions or to have any testimony read to them they shall be conducted into the courtroom by the officer who has them in charge and the court may give them such additional instructions or may order such testimony read to them." * * * * * *”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vasquez v. State · Simmons v. State

3. “"* * * The error, if it was such, in rejecting the request of the foreman * * * was not * * * preserved for review. Nor do we consider the error, if any, of such a fundamental character as to warrant our consideration in the absence of being properly preserved. * * *"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 145 So. 2d 889 - LaMonte v. State