136 So. 3d 393 - Beasley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'Factual disputes are properly resolved by a jury....'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Haynes v. State · Derrick Ramone Hall v. State of Mississippi

2. “If before or during trial the court, of its own motion or upon motion of an attorney, has reasonable ground to believe that the defendant is incompetent to stand trial, the court shall order the defendant to submit to a mental examination by some competent psychiatrist selected by the court in accordance with § 99-13-11 of the Mississippi Code Annotated of 1972. After the examination the court shall conduct a hearing to determine if the defendant is competent to stand trial. After hearing all the evidence, the court shall weigh the evidence and make a determination of whether the defendant is competent to stand trial. If the court finds that the defendant is competent to stand trial, then the court shall make the finding a matter of record and the case will then proceed to trial. If the court finds that the defendant is incompetent to stand trial, then the court shall commit the defendant to the Mississippi State Hospital or other appropriate mental health facility.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Timothy Nelson Evans v. State of Mississippi · Terry Pitchford v. State of Mississippi

3. “preponderate heavily against the verdict.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Derrick Ramone Hall v. State of Mississippi · Thomas Glynn Flynt v. State of Mississippi