Groover v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 20 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Appellant has argued the incompetency of counsel at great length. It is true that counsel did not interrogate the jurors on voir dire, examine the witnesses, form the instructions or argue the case to the jury with great astuteness or powerful persuasiveness. However, counsel who was of appellant’s choosing was confronted with a most difficult case. . . . Under the circumstances counsel did not attempt to deny the heinous character of the offense, but instead asserted temporary insanity and sudden heat of passion in defense of his client. The jury did not accept the plea of insanity but concluded that the killing was with premeditation. Other counsel might have tried the case with different strategy and greater skill, but we cannot say that the consequences toould have been different. (Emphasis added)””

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

2. ““Upon this issue the law' is well settled that although the right of appeal may not be denied, the legislature and this court may establish rules and regulations which control the prosecution of appeals. . ..” Groover v. State of Indiana (1959), 239 Ind. 271, 275 , 156 N. E. 2d 307 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 134 Ind. App. 77 - Summers v. Summers