Blue v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1946
Citation profile
74 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 74 later decisions — most recently June 1986 · most notably Kiefer v. State (1958), State v. Pontery (1955)
74 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Wilson v. State · Miller v. State · Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. v. United Steelworkers · Perfect v. State · Craig, Exrx. v. Citizens Trust Company
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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`* * * The trial court in its discretion has wide latitude in permitting cross-examination to test the credibility of a witness by disclosing his general attitude toward the circumstances of the case, his interest, his motives, his prejudices, character and other influences which operate upon the mind, and only clear abuse of such discretion demands reversal.' (Emphasis ours). Blue v. State (1946), 224 Ind. 394 , 67 N.E.2d 377 , cert. denied 1947, 330 U.S. 840 , 67 S.Ct. 976 , 91 L.Ed. 1286 . Our attitude, on review, should be the same, whether the error claimed is the admission or the rejection of cross examination. Error, if any, must clearly appear, as we are slow to intervene in such cases.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Rariden v. State · LeFlore v. State“. . While fines and penalties should not be excessive, and must be proportioned to the nature of the offense, that does not mean that this Court can set aside a conviction and sentence, within the statute, merely because on the record it may seem severe. . . .” Blue v. State (1946), 224 Ind. 394, 400 , 67 N. E. 2d 377 .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““Excessive bail shall not be required. Excessive fines shall not be imposed. Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted. All penalties shall be proportioned to the nature of the offense.” (Emphasis added).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.