People v. Riddle’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Very well, you may be seated. That vote indicates to me that to date, up to this time rather, you have been unable to agree. The Court feels that the evidence that has been produced here in this trial has been plain and clear. It is true, of course, that there has been some conflict in the evidence but I do not see anything in the evidence of such nature as to make it impossible for the jury to decide one way or the other. The Court is not attempting to tell you or even suggest to you how you should decide the matter but I say the evidence is plain, although conflicting. It is subject to being analyzed by the jurors. As long as there is no conflict or misunderstanding as to what the evidence is, that has been introduced, it appears to the Court that it should be analyzed to the extent of being able to reach a decision in the case. It is of importance to both the People and the defendant that a decision be reached. When the decision is not reached and a cause terminated, it means considerable expense to the County and to the parties. Of course, this is a secondary matter. The matter of determining the guilt or innocence of the accused is of first and of paramount importance but at the same time when it comes to the matter of trying cases over more than once, it means that there is an additional burden placed upon both the People and the Defendant. The Court feels that you should by honest endeavor and by exerting every reasonable means within your power of reasoning reach a v”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Green