State v. Caldwell’s Empirical Analysis
1965
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]f the corroboration must be supplemented by testimony by the accomplices in order to connect the defendant with the crime it is insufficient.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“"(1) A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it is corroborated by other evidence that tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense. The corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances of the commission."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“if there is some evidence, however slight, tending to connect the defendant with the crime”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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