Anderson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 348 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 352 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘An exception to the general rule requiring appropriate objection or-motion invoking corrective instruction or action by the trial court is where the remark or argument of counsel is so grossly improper and highly prejudicial to the opposing party as that neither retraction nor rebuke by the trial court would have destroyed its sinister influence * * *.’ (Citing authorities.)””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cook v. Latimer · Geer Bros., Inc. v. Walker

2. ““Generally, improper argument of counsel to or in the presence of the jury is not a ground "for a new trial, or the subject of review on appeal, unless there is prompt and appropriate objection by opposing counsel, a ruling by the court, and exception thereto, or a refusal of the court to rule on the question presented by the objection.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. American Ry. Express Co. v. Reid

3. “Evidence of acts, conduct, and declarations, both before and after the time of committing the act tending to show an insane state of mind are also admissible as having some bearing upon the exact point in controversy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Carroll