State v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In the absence of proof of hostile demonstration or of overt act on the part of the' person slain or injured, evidence of his dangerous character or of his threats against accused is not admissible.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Knight · State v. Richard

2. “We find no error in the ruling of the trial judge in excluding evidence of threats against the accused, in the absence of proof of hostile demonstration or of overt act on the part of deceased, at the time of the killing. Such is the settled jurisprudence of this court. * * *”

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

3. “in article 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is used as being synonymous with the word”

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