State v. Elliott’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A character witness may be cross-examined as to the existence of reports of particular acts, vices, or associations of the person concerning whom he has testified which are inconsistent with the reputation attributed to him by the witness — not to establish the truth of the facts, but to test the credibility of the witness, and to ascertain what weight or value is to be given his testimony. Such inconsistent testimony tends to show either that the witness is unfamiliar with the reputation concerning which he has testified, or that his standards of what constitutes good repute are unsound.” (Paragraph two of syllabus.)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Bennett · State v. Tucker, Unpublished Decision (10-7-2004)

2. ““A person called as a juror on an indictment may be challenged for the following causes; * * *• . • “ (C.) In the trial of a capital offense, that his opinions preclude him from finding the accused guilty of an offense punishable with death.* * .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 48 Ohio App. 2d 57 - State v. Strub