209 W. Va. 212 - State v. Adkins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[f]ailure to make timely and proper objection to remarks of counsel made in the presence of the jury, during the trial of a case, constitutes a waiver of the right to raise the question thereafter either in the trial court or in the appellate court.' Syllabus point 6, Yuncke v. Welker, 128 W.Va. 299 , 36 S.E.2d 410 (1945).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of West Virginia v. Rashaun R. Boyd and Christopher R. Wyche · 223 W. Va. 605 - Smith v. Andreini

2. “[a]lthough we liberally construe briefs in determining issues presented for review, issues which are not raised, and those mentioned only in passing but are not supported with pertinent authority, are not considered on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 211 W. Va. 681 - Morris v. Painter

3. “[a] judgment of conviction will not be reversed because of improper remarks made by a prosecuting attorney to a jury which do not clearly prejudice the accused or result in manifest injustice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mark T. Coleman v. J.T. Binion