State v. Hampton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 142 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 146 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is not essential that the venue of the crime be proven in express terms, provided it be established by all the facts and circumstances in the case, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the crime was committed in the county and state as alleged in the indictment.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lancaster · State v. Marshall

2. “A conviction may not be had in a criminal case where the proof fails to show that the crime alleged in the indictment occurred in the county where the indictment was returned.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Marshall · State v. Colley

3. “a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Yavorcik · State v. Colley