Johns v. Bowersox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he suppressed evidence had limited impeachment value. In light of the abundant evidence showing John's involvement in the murder we conclude that the result of the proceeding would not have been different had the State disclosed [evidence that a state witness had received a monetary reward for testifying].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 246 So. 3d 163 - Wynn v. State

2. “Although [the petitioner] was entitled to make the motion and amend his federal petition, he cannot now claim that the delay caused by his actions constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gardner v. State

3. “that with the purpose of promoting or furthering the commission of capital murder, the defendant acted together with or aided or encouraged [the accomplice] in committing that offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rousan v. Roper