State v. O'Keefe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On the hearing of the motion for a new trial the affidavits of five jurors were filed concerning matters that transpired in the jury room. It is upon these affidavits that appellant relies on the point here raised. The affidavits attempted to state what caused some of the jurors, and especially juror Graham, to agree to a verdict of guilty. On this point the affidavits were not proper to be considered by the court, and perhaps were not considered. It is well settled that a juror cannot be heard to impeach his verdict by saying that he agreed to it upon consideration of matters other than the evidence and the instructions of the court. (16 C. J. 1236; State v. Taylor, 90 Kan. 438 , 133 Pac. 861 ; State v. Dreiling, 95 Kan. 241 , 147 Pac. 1108 ; State v. Johnson, 99 Kan. 850 , 163 Pac. 462 .) See, also, State v. Farrar, 103 Kan. 774 , 176 Pac. 987 , where earlier cases are discussed. Later cases are State v. Luft, 104 Kan. 353 , 179 Pac. 553 , and State v. Shoemaker, 112 Kan. 805 , 212 Pac. 890 .” (p. 144.)”

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