King v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Two or more defendants who are jointly or separately indicted ... for the same offense ... may be, in the discretion of the court, tried jointly or separately as to one or more defendants ... and provided further, that in cases in which, upon timely motion to sever, and evidence introduced thereon, it is made known to the court that there is a previous admissible conviction against one defendant or that a joint trial would be prejudicial to any defendant, the court shall order a severance as to the defendant whose joint trial would prejudice the other defendant or defendants.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Qualley v. State · Marsh v. State

2. “Moreover, the cumulative force of all the incriminating circumstances may be sufficient to warrant a finding of guilt.”

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