State v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 44 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In Louisiana, an appeal in a criminal case is only on questions of law. The Supreme Court is without jurisdiction to review the facts. Art. VII, Sect. 10, La. Const. Here the evidence attached to the Bills of Exceptions provides a full base for appellate review. No verbatim transcript is required, nor would this court review it if it had been transmitted. State v. Mack, 243 La. 369 , 144 So.2d 363 ; Mack v. Walker, 5 Cir., 372 F.2d 170 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Douglas

2. “"[T]he State of Louisiana, intends to introduce in evidence each and every confession and statement of each and everyone of these defendants, whether same be oral or recorded (and later transcribed into writing) or written, and whether inculpatory or exculpatory, particularly BUT NOT LIMITED TO the following statements:" (Italics mine).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 316 So. 2d 372 - State v. Sneed

3. “"A determination of the admissibility of a confession lies within the exclusive province of the trial judge. Once the trial judge rules the confession admissible, the jury has no authority to reject it as incompetent.... It is true the jury must determine the weight to be accorded a confession..."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 388 So. 2d 713 - State v. Baylis