State v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

97 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 97 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “After the jury has retired for deliberation, if there is any disagreement among the jurors as to the testimony or if the jurors desire to be informed on any point of law arising in the cause, they shall notify the officer appointed to keep them together, who shall then notify the court. The information requested may be given, in the discretion of the court, after consultation with the parties.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Thompson · State v. Mayes

2. “If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Scheffelman · State v. Ankeny

3. “describing medical history, or past or present symptoms, pain, or sensations, or the inception or general character of the cause or external source thereof”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Thompson · State v. Arlington