152 Ind. App. 637 - Presley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““I submit this case to you with the confidence that you will faithfully discharge the grave duty resting upon you bearing in mind that the liberty of the accused is not to be trifled away nor taken by careless or inconsiderate judgment; but if after a careful consideration of the law and the evidence in the case you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant, Gary T. Seay, is guilty, you should return your verdict accordingly. Duty demands it and the law requires it. You must be just to the defendant and equally just to the State. As upright men and women charged with the responsible duty of assisting the Court in the administration of justice, you will put aside all sympathy and sentiment and look steadfastly and alone to the law and the evidence in the case and return into Court such a verdict as is warranted thereby.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 Ind. App. 252 - Seay v. State

2. “"What the `plain view' cases have in common is that the police officer in each of them had a prior justification for an intrusion in the course of which he came inadvertently across a piece of evidence incriminating the accused. The doctrine serves to supplement the prior justification — whether it be a warrant for another object, hot pursuit, search incident to a lawful arrest, or some other legitimate reason for being present unconnected with a search against the accused — and permits the warrantless seizure."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ludlow v. State

3. ““It is well established that where the jury is satisfied that the defendant’s guilt has been established beyond a reasonable doubt, that they have no choice, but must find him guilty, and it is not error to so instruct them.” 284 N.E.2d at 529. See also Certain v. State (1973), 261 Ind. 101 , 300 N.E.2d 345 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 Ind. App. 252 - Seay v. State