Rogers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “second conviction was on a charge of having intoxicating liquor in his possession after a former conviction... .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 269 So. 2d 645 - McGowan v. State · 607 So. 2d 1163 - Page v. State

2. “[O]n the 30th day of August, 1943, the said James Rogers was duly and legally convicted in the Justice of the Peace Court of M. McKibben of District number one, Grenada County, Mississippi, of the said offense of possessing intoxicating liquors, which judgment of conviction being a final conviction, is of record at Page 317 of Docket No. 4 of the said M. McKibben, Justice of the Peace; and Thereafter, on the 2nd day of March, 1944, ... as appears of record at Page 30 of Docket No. 5 of the said McKibben, Justice of the Peace of District number one, Grenada County, Mississippi, in said court of the said Justice of the Peace, James Rogers was duly and legally convicted of the said offense of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquors, towit, whiskey, which said judgment is a final judgment of conviction; and Thereafter on the 10th day of January, 1945, in Grenada County, Mississippi, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, the said James Rogers wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, and for a third time, having been twice convicted as aforesaid, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, did have in his possession and under his control intoxicating liquor, towit whiskey, against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 607 So. 2d 1163 - Page v. State

3. “"As in Millwood v. State, supra, [ 190 Miss. 750 , 1 So.2d 582 ] the appellant did not demur to the indictment, but since the allegations omitted therefrom go `to the very essence of the offense attempted to be charged the omission thereof was not waived by appellant's failure to demur thereto.' Herron v. State, 118 Miss. 420 , 79 So. 289 ." 198 Miss. at 498 , 22 So.2d at 551 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 285 So. 2d 783 - Burnett v. State