State v. . Walker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Assignment of error No. 6 is based on an exception to the action , of the trial court in allowing a Deputy Sheriff to testify that near the scene of the attack footprints were seen which the officers followed to a tobacco barn at which the defendant said he had been curing tobacco. From the tobacco barn the footprints led to the defendant’s home. The right-hand print was made by a shoe which was broken across the toe. The left-hand print was made by a smooth shoe with a worn heel containing two tacks. Shoes found at the home of the defendant were fitted into these prints at various places between the home of the defendant and the place of the alleged assault. “The evidence which tended to show that the tracks ¡into which the shoes of the defendant were fitted, were made by 'him, was competent. [Citing numerous authority.]””

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

2. “Nor will it be ground of exception that evidence competent for some purposes, but not for all, is admitted generally, unless the appellant asks at the time of admission, that its purpose shall be restricted.”

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