Sims v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate · 26 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Since the issue of insanity was not formally presented by appellant prior to the trial as provided by § 9-1701, supra, a determination of the issue under the statutes relied upon §§ 9-1706a and 9-2217a, supra, was discretionary with the court. In considering this issue on motion for new trial, the court had ample reason to believe that, although appellant may have had a history of ‘erratic behavior’, and although his conduct in the courtroom was obstreperous, there are no facts alleged or in evidence which require a conclusion that appellant was insane, within the meaning of the law, either at the time of the offenses or during the preparation for his trial. We find no reversible error upon this issue.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 154 Ind. App. 129 - Harris v. State · 155 Ind. App. 472 - Haynes v. State

2. ““In view of appellant’s demonstrated disrespect for and contemptuous at titude toward the court, and in light of the failure of his own attorneys to believe the purported facts regarding which appellant proposed to testify, it is understandable why trial counsel refused to remain in the case if appellant rejected their counsel by taking the witness stand. Counsel had a duty to control the conduct of the case and to protect the interests of their client to the best of their ability, or to withdraw from the case.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sims v. Lane