Shannon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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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 defendant was not on trial for carrying a concealed weapon, and the court was not required to instruct as to his right to carry a weapon. The court was here dealing with the use of the weapon and lawfulness of the use, and not with the lawfulness of its being carried. So we think there was not error in refusing the instruction No. 2 above set out which was refused by the court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 381 So. 2d 1032 - Ray v. State · 324 So. 2d 245 - Austin v. State

2. “The Court instructs the jury for the Defendant, Cliff Wilson, that if you believe from any fact in evidence that the witness, Billy Roy Pitts, is guilty of perjury in this case, or has sworn falsely to any material fact in this case, then you have the right under the law to disbelieve his testimony inasmuch as you are the sole judges of the weight, worth and credibility of the witness. * * * * * * The Court instructs the Jury for the Defendant, Cliff Wilson, that if you believe from the evidence in this case that the State's witness, Billy Roy Pitts, has been paid a sum or sums of money, or received any other consideration, directly or indirectly, from Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and if you further believe that said money or other considerations, if any, influenced his testimony, and that he has testified falsely about any material fact in this case, then you have the right to disbelieve his testimony in its entirety if you believe it untrue. * * * * * * The Court instructs the jury for the defendant, Cliff Wilson, that if you believe from any fact in evidence that the witness, Billy Roy Pitts, is guilty of perjury in this case or has sworn falsely to any material fact in this case, then you have the right under the law to disbelieve his testimony inasmuch as you are the sole judges of the weight, worth and credibility of the witnesses. * * * * * * The Court instructs the jury for the defendant, Cliff Wilson, that the jury is the sole and only judge of the ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 234 So. 2d 303 - Wilson v. State

3. “We think Molphus, Durham and Richey state a sound principle of law. The accused was not on trial for carrying a concealed weapon, but for the use which he made of it. The requested instruction would simply be a comment upon the evidence. The decision in Wood should be limited to the peculiar circumstances of that case, where the instruction joined the right to carry the weapon with the right to approach deceased on a peaceful mission. The latter factor is nonexistent in the instant case. See also 94 C.J.S. Weapons § 9d, p. 500. The trial court properly refused defendant's requested instruction No. 1. ( 237 Miss. at 556, 557 , 115 So.2d at 295 ).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 381 So. 2d 1032 - Ray v. State