Douglas v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “after he has been warned by the judge that he will be removed if he continues his disruptive behavior, he nevertheless insists on conducting himself in a manner so disorderly, disruptive, and disrespectful of the court that his trial cannot be carried on with him in the courtroom.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Eddie Lee Anthony · Stansberry v. State

2. “is in the best position to assess how disruptive a defendant's behavior is[,] and how likely it is to continue.”

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

3. “fully and fairly [inform the defendant] that his conduct is wrong and intolerable”

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