State v. Blackwell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 63 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 65 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “on grounds or for reasons clearly untenable or to an extent clearly unreasonable.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Seevanhsa · State v. Lewis

2. “Now, my purpose in advising you of this fact is that these events took place out of your presence, and I want to know first of all, do you have any questions of me? Do you understand what took place, and secondly, do you have any objection that you now want to register yourself, or through your attorney, to those proceedings taking place out of your presence? 9 "First of all, do you have any questions of me relative to the procedures that followed or that took place when you were not present? Do you understand those now? 10 "THE DEFENDANT: Yes, I believe now, yes. 11 "THE COURT: Now, do you have any objection that you want to raise personally or through your attorney to those things taking place out of your presence? Do you understand, first of all, why I felt, under the circumstances, it was best that you not be brought back to the courtroom facility at that time? 12 "THE DEFENDANT: No, not really. 13 "THE COURT: You don't understand it. Well, regardless of that, do you have any objection to raise to those things taking place out of your presence, with the understanding that your lawyer was present and did make, in my opinion, adequate record protecting you? 14 "THE DEFENDANT: Yes. 15 "THE COURT: Do you have any objections? 16 "THE DEFENDANT: No. 17 "THE COURT: Mr. Lemon, any objection you wish to make for your client? 18 "MR. LEMON (counsel for Blackwell): No, not in that regard, Your Honor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lloyd H. Blackwell v. Lou v. Brewer, Warden

3. ““ ‘As for argument that the jury may have “speculated adversely to the [appellant] about his absence from the courtroom,” we need only say that, standing alone, it does not establish the necessary “reasonable possibility of prejudice.” * * [citing authorities].’ United States v. Jones, 170 U.S.App.D.C. 362 , 517 F.2d 176, 182 (D.C.Cir.1975).” State v. Blackwell, 238 N.W.2d 131, 138 (Iowa 1976).”

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