192 W. Va. 325 - Wheeler v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 28 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he decision to grant a motion to strike a juror for cause is within the sound discretion of the trial court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 212 W. Va. 263 - State v. Swims · 210 W. Va. 664 - Doe v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

2. “The financial status of [the defendant] is proper for the jury to consider when deliberating the punitive damage issue. When [die defendant] chose to offer the evidence of his low income and minimal assets, plaintiffs counsel was entitled to elicit evidence on rebuttal to counteract the impression that [the defendant] would be unable to satisfy a large punitive damage award. The plaintiff should have been permitted to introduce the evidence of [the defendant’s] liability insurance in order fully to explain the defendant’s financial status to the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Edwards v. Whitlock

3. ““‘The true test to be applied with regard to qualifications of a juror is whether a juror can, without bias or prejudice, return a verdict based on the evidence and the court’s instructions and disregard any prior opinions he may have had.’ State v. Charlot, 157 W.Va. 994, 1000 , 206 S.E.2d 908, 912 (1974).” Syl. pt. 1, State v. Harshbarger, 170 W.Va. 401 , 294 S.E.2d 254 (1982).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 W. Va. 637 - State v. Wade