Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Before we hold that an error has affected an accused's substantial right, thus requiring reversal of a conviction, we must conclude that, based on the entire record, a reasonable possibility exists that, in the absence of the error, the verdict might have been more favorable to the accused.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simmons v. State · Lopez v. State

2. “The accused's right to a fair trial is a substantial right.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simmons v. State · Cooper v. State

3. “(c) Examination of jurors. — After the jury panel is qualified the attorneys or a pro se defendant shall be entitled to conduct the examination of prospective jurors, but such examination shall be under the supervision and control of the judge, and the judge may conduct such further examination as the judge deems proper. The judge may assume the examination if counsel or a pro se defendant fail to follow this rule. If the judge assumes the examination, the judge may permit counsel or a pro se defendant to submit questions in writing. The examination shall be on the record. (1) The only purpose of the examination is to select a panel of jurors who will fairly and impartially hear the evidence and render a just verdict. (2) The court shall not permit counsel or a pro se defendant to attempt to precondition prospective jurors to a particular result, comment on the personal lives and families of the parties or their attorneys, nor question jurors concerning the pleadings, the law, the meaning of words, or the comfort of jurors. (3) In voir dire examination counsel or a pro se defendant shall not: (A) Ask questions of an individual juror that can be asked of the panel or a group of jurors collectively; (B) Ask questions answered in a juror questionnaire except to explain an answer; (C) Repeat a question asked and answered; (D) Instruct the jury on the law or argue the case; or (E) Ask a juror what the juror's verdict might be under any hypothetical circumstance. Notwithstanding th”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Law v. State