Tilley v. State’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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A confession is not admissible under Oklahoma law unless it is supported by 'substantial independent evidence which would tend to establish [its] trustworthiness." [Citations omitted.] This standard does not require that each material element of the charged offenses be corroborated by facts independent of the confession, or that there be no inconsistencies whatsoever between the facts proven and the facts related in the confession."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2001 OK CR 34 - Frederick v. State · 2002 OK CR 40 - McElmurry v. State

2. “While we are cognizant that States are free to provide greater protections in their criminal justice systems than the Federal Constitution requires, we now adopt the Supreme Court's rationale in Moran [ v. Burbine, 475 U.S. 412 , 106 S.Ct. 1135 , 89 L.Ed.2d 410 (1986)]. Applying Moran to the present case, we find Tilley's waiver of his Fifth Amendment rights valid. Tilley was fully advised of his rights and informed of the consequences if he abandoned those rights. Tilley's waiver of his Miranda rights was not `vitiated' when the police failed to inform him that an attorney was attempting to contact him. This proposition of error is denied.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1999 OK CR 23 - Dennis v. State