Davis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) “The importance of the” evidence “to the State’s case;” (2) “Whether the ... evidence was cumulative of other evidence;” (3) “The presence or absence of evidence corroborating or contradicting the” evidence “on material points;” (4) “The extent of’ similar evidence “otherwise permitted;” and (5) “The overall strength of the prosecution’s case.””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pena v. State · Woodall v. State

2. “At bottom, an analysis for whether a particular constitutional error is harmless should take into account any and every circumstance apparent in the record that logically informs an appellate determination whether 'beyond a reasonable doubt [that particular] error did not contribute to the conviction or punishment.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re P.M. · Thomas Lloyd Taunton v. State

3. “all readily accessible to reviewing courts. These factors include the importance of the witness’ testimony in the prosecution’s case, whether the testimony was cumulative, the presence or absence of evidence corroborating or contradicting the testimony of the witness on material points, the extent of cross-examination otherwise permitted, and, of course, the overall strength of the prosecution’s case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Snowden, Rion Pheal