Logsdon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

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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. ““Ordinarily, error in the asking of an improper question is cured by not permitting it to be answered. Whether such an error is incurable and a mistrial therefor, if requested, should be granted rests in the sound discretion of the trial court, . . .” 183 Miss. at 170 , 183 So. at 503 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 378 So. 2d 1095 - Coley v. State · 722 So. 2d 151 - Brady v. State

2. “[t]he question was not answered by the witness. The question should not have been asked, but when the court sustained the objection thereto and directed the jury not to consider it, no error was committed in refusing the appellant's request for a mistrial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 722 So. 2d 151 - Brady v. State

3. “highly improper and prejudicial to the rights of the defendant, and we ask that the jury be discharged and a mistrial entered”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 722 So. 2d 151 - Brady v. State