Anderson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

56 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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The proof of another offense is admissible where the main transaction cannot be brought out without showing such other offenses. Simmons v. State, 165 Miss. 732 , 141 So. 288 , and Mackie v. State, 138 Miss. 740 , 103 So. 379 , and the authorities therein cited. ( 171 Miss. at 47 , 156 So. at 646 ).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 429 So. 2d 569 - Mason v. State · 431 So. 2d 468 - Davis v. State

2. “This court has consistently condemned the practice of undertaking to bolster up the testimony of a witness on the stand, and to strengthen his credibility by proof of his declarations to the same effect as sworn to by him out of court. ( 171 Miss. at 48 , 156 So. at 647 ). The state in this case was the proponent of the evidence, and in our opinion the burden of proof was upon it to come within the rule that makes a statement out of court by a third party an admission on the part of the accused. ( 171 Miss. at 49 , 156 So. at 647 ). In our opinion it was necessary to show, in this case, that the accusation made against the appellants stood undenied by them at the time they were pointed out as the guilty parties. ( 171 Miss. at 50 , 156 So. at 647 ).”

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

3. “It is the general rule that hearsay evidence is not admissible in evidence, though there are exceptions to the rule. If a party out of court accuses another of crime or makes statements against him, in the hearing of a third party, and the accused remains silent, or does not deny the accusation or statement affecting vitally his interest under certain conditions, the hearsay evidence of the third party as to the statement out of court is competent. But it is permitted to go into the record as evidence only upon the presumption that the silence or failure to deny, on the part of the accused, is an admission. ( 171 Miss. at 47 , 156 So. at 646 ).”

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