State v. Welch’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The statute which permits application to be made for change of venue ■on the ground the minds of the inhabitants of the county are so prejudiced .against defendant that a fair trial cannot be had in the county, requires the petition to set forth the facts on which the application is based. (R. S. 62-1321.) It is not enough that the' petition state prejudice exists and a. fair trial cannot be had. Specific facts and circumstances showing prejudice must be stated, and not conclusions. (State v. Knadler, 40 Kan. 359 , 19 Pac. 923 .)” (p. 372.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State ex rel. Parker v. Roberds

2. ““Newspaper articles which reported results of police and other activity, and undertook'to detail defendant’s connection with the Howard robbery, were of the ordinary kind, and would not disqualify a juror whose impressions respecting defendant’s guilt were derived from that source.””

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