State v. Snowden’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
2
states following
May 1997
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Chapple · State v. Zaragoza · State v. Smith · State v. Smith · State v. Politte
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.
“Neither the trial court nor this court is permitted to consider any inquiry into the subjective motives or mental processes leading a jury to assent or dissent from the verdict. Rule 24(D), Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S. The appellant’s argument would have the court violate that rule. If the inquiry which the trial court made here is approved, then the jury might next be asked how many times they looked at a gruesome picture or even whether they considered an exhibit at all. The practice is fraught with trouble and is to be discouraged.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Rodriguez“The trial judge is given the discretion to determine which exhibits shall go with the jury for good reasons. The judge has seen and heard the witnesses and is familiar with all the exhibits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Castellanos
How this case has been treated — in progress
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