215 W. Va. 499 - State v. Rogers’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The trial judge in a criminal trial must consistently be aware that he occupies a unique position in the minds of the jurors and is capable, because of his position, of unduly influencing jurors in the discharge of their duty as triers of the facts. This Court has consistently required trial judges not to intimate an opinion on any fact in issue in any manner. In criminal cases, we have frequently held that conduct of the trial judge which indicates his opinion on any material matter will result in a guilty verdict being set aside and a new trial awarded.” Syl. pt. 4, State v. Wotring, 167 W.Va. 104 , 279 S.E.2d 182 (1981).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 216 W. Va. 368 - State v. Donley

2. “does any act to effect the object of the conspiracy.” In State v. Less, 170 W.Va. 259 , 294 S.E.2d 62 (1981), this Court observed:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. MacPhee