People v. Jefferson’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “if the error 'substantially influenced the verdict or affected the fairness of the trial proceedings.' " Hagos v. People , 2012 CO 63 , ¶ 12, 288 P.3d 116 , 119 (quoting Tevlin v. People, 715 P.2d 338 , 342 (Colo. 1986) ). B. Applicable Law ¶37 "In this jurisdiction we have long adhered to the rule that absent a specific exclusion of some particular class of exhibits, trial courts exercise discretionary control over jury access to trial exhibits during their deliberations.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ray v. People

2. “[w]here holes in the record [e.g., the absence of evidence regarding whether the jury actually watched a video] are the result of the trial court's error and pertinent inquiries on appeal are reduced to exercises in speculation, the lack of record support should not weigh against the defendant's interests.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ray v. People

3. “With unfettered access to the DVD during its deliberations, the jury was able to watch and re-watch [the victim] describe the abuse in a manner functionally equivalent to her live testimony, except with more-and more vivid-detail.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ray v. People