Wooton v. Bethea’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`It is the theory or the policy of the bail statutes generally to encourage the granting of bail in proper cases.' 8 C.J.S. Bail § 30, p. 50." 209 Miss. at 379 , 47 So.2d at 160 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 284 So. 2d 38 - Blackwell v. Sessums

2. “... `even in cases where the jury might, and perhaps ought to, upon the same evidence, render a verdict of guilty for murder.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 284 So. 2d 38 - Blackwell v. Sessums

3. “the liberal policy of our Constitution and laws”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Huff v. Edwards