State v. Boyd’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The propriety of giving this instruction in criminal trials has been addressed on several occasions. Although few verdicts have been reversed because of giving the instruction after the jury has announced itself deadlocked, the court has been critical of the practice. In each case where the matter has been considered, the court has noted that trial courts would be well advised to submit the instruction before tire jury retires to commence deliberations, not afterward.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 43 Kan. App. 2d 111 - Duncan v. West Wichita Family Physicians, P.A.

2. ““[T]his court has criticized the giving of coercive charges of this character after the jury has received the case for its determination. [Citations omitted.] We reiterate our warning: The practice of submitting a forcing type instruction after the jury has reported its failure to agree on a verdict is not commended and may well lead to prejudicial error.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 43 Kan. App. 2d 111 - Duncan v. West Wichita Family Physicians, P.A.