State v. Gallardo’s Empirical Analysis

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58 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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We 'will reverse a conviction for prosecutorial misconduct if (1) misconduct is indeed present; and (2) a reasonable likelihood exists that the misconduct could have affected the jury's verdict, thereby denying [the] defendant a fair trial.' " State v. Gallardo , 225 Ariz. 560 , ¶ 34, 242 P.3d 159 (2010) (alteration in Velazquez ) (quoting State v. Velazquez , 216 Ariz. 300 , ¶ 45, 166 P.3d 91 (2007) ). "We separately 'evaluate each instance of alleged misconduct,' " and where a defendant objected at trial-as Dansdill did here-”

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

2. “We must uphold a jury's determination that death is the appropriate sentence if any 'reasonable juror could conclude that the mitigation presented was not sufficiently substantial to call for leniency.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Arizona v. Dauntorian Lydel Sanders

3. “cured by the trial court's instructions.”

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