State v. Potter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The defendant also claims that the court erred in instructing the jury that: 'If any witness has wilfully testified falsely ■as to any material fact in the case, then the jury should disregard all the testimony of such witness/ This instruction was erroneous. Shellabarger v. Nafus, 15 Kan. 547 . Even where a witness has testified wilfully, corruptly, and falsely to a material fact in a case, still the question as to whether the jury should disregard the whole of his testimony should be left entirely with the .jury themselves.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 3 Okla. Crim. 269 - Rea v. State

2. ““Whenever it shall be within the knowledge of a court or judge that facts exist which would entitle a defendant to the removal of any criminal cause on his application, such judge or court may make an order for such removal without any application by the party for that purpose. (G. S. 1868, ch. 82, § 178; Oct. 31.)””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Oberst

3. ““In all prosecutions the accused shall be allowed ... a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Oberst