Ezell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We take this opportunity to remind attorneys that diligence and alertness must be exercised in the preservation of errors for review in appellate courts. The orderly administration of justice demands that appellate courts maintain certain rules of review. Attorneys are charged with knowledge of these rules and owe a duty to their clients, as well as to the courts, to conscientiously adhere to such rules. When there are assignments of error which do not comply with the prerequisites for appellate consideration, it is, unfortunately, the client who bears the burden of the attorney’s mistakes.””

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

2. ““* * * It has long been the rule of this Court that errors, to which no objections are made and exceptions taken in the court below, cannot be raised on appeal. See, Webb v. State, 173 Tenn. 518 , 121 S.W.2d 550 ; Troxell v. State, 179 Tenn. 384 , 166 S.W.2d 777 ; Blackwood v. State, 204 Tenn. 682 , 325 S.W.2d 262 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1 Tenn. Crim. App. 427 - State Ex Rel. Carroll v. Henderson

3. ““[3-5] The right of a criminal defendant to present witnesses in his own behalf, is a basic constitutional safeguard; consequently, any rule which abridges this right must be examined with scrutiny.” ( 220 Tenn. at 17 , 413 S.W.2d at 680-681 )”

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