Tyler v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 4 district · 3 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Like the presence of guards at a defendant’s trial, the plaque ‘need not be interpreted as a sign that [Petitioner] is particularly dangerous or culpable.' The memorial plaque was small and therefore was not necessarily noticeable. Further, it was not located in the courtroom nor did it mention Petitioner’s name. Although the plaque may have served as a reminder of a police officer’s death, it did not necessarily serve as a reminder of Petitioner’s guilt or his special status as a defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Simpson v. State

2. ““Just as evaluating whether an error is harmless requires this court to assess the effects of the error in light of the record as a whole [citations omitted], applying the second prong of the Kansas self-defense test involves evaluating the evidence presented by the defendant in light of the totality of the circumstances and making an assessment about the reasonableness of the defendant’s belief that self-defense was necessary.” 163 F.3d at 1228 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Gonzalez

3. “We lack authority to correct errors of state law made by state courts.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Aycox v. Lytle