State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 37 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Whether the sentence of death was imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor; (2) Whether the evidence supports the jury’s or judge’s finding of a statutory aggravating circumstance as enumerated in subsection 2 of section 565.032 and any other circumstance found; and (3) Whether the sentence of death is excessive or disproportionate to the penalty imposed in similar cases, considering both the crime, the strength of the evidence, and the defendant.”

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

2. “[A] condition involving substantial limitations in general functioning characterized by significantly subaverage intellectual functioning with continual extensive related deficits and limitations in two or more adaptive behaviors such as communication, self-care, home living, social skills, community use, self-direction, health and safety, functional academics, leisure and work, which conditions are manifested and documented before eighteen years of age.”

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

3. “The fact that the bodies were so close to one another was relevant to the state's theory that the murders were related and that Dorsey planned to kill both Ben and Sarah contemporaneously. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting Exhibit 20. Exhibit 21 showed Sarah's body and focused on her torso and genitals. The photograph showed the”

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