State v. Murrell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As affecting the credibility of a witness . . .(b) extrinsic evidence of prior contradictory statements, whether oral or written, made by the witness, may in the discretion of the judge be excluded unless the witness was so examined while testifying as to give him or her an opportunity to identify, explain or deny the statement; . . .””

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

2. ““It is the rule in this jurisdiction that improper remarks by the prosecutor during final argument do not constitute reversible error where the jury is admonished to disregard them, unless the remarks are so prejudicial as to be incurable.” (Emphasis supplied.) 223 Kan. at 696 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 5 Kan. App. 2d 321 - State v. Gilley

3. ““Bias, interest or improper motives of a witness may always be shown in order to place his testimony in proper perspective.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 8 Kan. App. 2d 196 - State v. Loveland