Irvin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 22 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Aside from these considerations, Coburn, by his affidavit, sets the question at rest. He has no recollection of having used the expressions as charged in the several affidavits presented by the defendant on the motion. He says he had not informed himself of the circumstances of the killing, and that when he was sworn as a juror he had no existing or formed opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, and was absolutely without any previously-formed opinion, and without bias or prejudice for or against the accused. He thus shows himself qualified as a juror when he was so sworn."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 65 So. 2d 77 - North v. State

2. ““It is also alleged that the record does not show affirmatively that the defendant was present when ilia verdict was rendered. It does show that he was pi’esent at the opening of the court, on the day the verdict was rendered. It never was decided by this court that the record must affirmatively show that the defendant is present at every hour of the day, or at every step of the proceeding on that day. It is sufficient that he was present when the court met, and his absence will not be presumed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Peters v. United States