State v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

71 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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Thomas, in framing his ‘right to present a defense’ claim, asserts that he has been denied his right to due process, to a fair trial, and to compulsory process. Thomas does not present an independent analysis for these four claims. The due process and fair trial arguments are aspects of the right to present a defense. Thomas is correct when he advances the premise that he has a right to present a defense. See State v. Irons, 250 Kan. 302, 309 , 827 P.2d 722 (1992). However, this right is subject to statutory rules and case law interpretation of rules of evidence and procedure. For example, as the State points out, we have repeatedly held that a trial court can exclude, as irrelevant, circumstantial evidence that someone other than the defendant committed the crime in situations where the State’s case is built on direct evidence. [State v.] Jackson, 244 Kan. [621, 625, 772 P.2d 747 (1989)]. In the case at bar, the State’s case was based on direct evidence.” 252 Kan. at 573 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Bedford

2. ““The standard of review applied to jury instruction error requires an objection before the jury retires, stating distinctly the matter objected to and the grounds for the objection, unless the instruction or the failure to give the instruction is clearly erroneous. K.S.A. 22-3414(3). State v. Crabtree, 248 Kan. 33, 39 , 805 P.2d 1 (1991).” State v. Thomas, 252 Kan. 564, 576 , 847 P.2d 1219 (1993).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Castoreno