Ireland v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the instruction could produce speculation and mischief in the jury room.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 298 Or. App. 438 - State v. Payne · 291 Or. App. 188 - State v. Walker

2. “Mere honest mistake, confusion, and hazy recollection are frequently encountered. * * * While such phenomena have bearing upon the credibility of a witness and the value of his testimony, they do not invoke the statutory instruction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 291 Or. App. 188 - State v. Walker

3. “determine, from all the testimony, whether or not there has been sufficient evidence for the jury to decide that at least one witness consciously testified falsely.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 291 Or. App. 188 - State v. Walker