Dickens v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

42 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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Even if an arrest is illegal, it has been held that it does not amount to a denial of due process. Further, there is authority for the proposition that an illegal arrest, in itself, in no way affects a judgment of conviction. People v. Rose (1961), 22 Ill. 2d 185 , 174 N. E. 2d 673 . The general rule also being that the jurisdiction of a court over the person of the defendant is not terminated by an illegal arrest. See 22 C.J.S. Criminal Law § 144, p. 382; 96 A.L.R. 982 ; State v. Wenzel (1881), 77 Ind. 428 . . . . . . . Whether the defendant was arrested legally or illegally has no relevance with reference to the proof of the crime itself. In fact, a person may be tried for a crime without ever having been technically arrested if he is in custody and present in court at the time of the trial.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 161 Ind. App. 461 - Smith v. State · Wells v. State

2. ““Even if an arrest is illegal, it has been held that it does not amount to a denial of due process. Further, ... an illegal arrest, in itself, in no way affects a judgment of conviction. “In this case, no motion was made nor issue raised as to the admissibility of any evidence. The appellant made no objection at the trial to the introduction in evidence of the various items when he was apprehended. Whether the defendant was arrested legally or illegally has no relevance with reference to the proof of the crime itself.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 163 Ind. App. 360 - Lynch v. State