People v. Herman’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““[EQowever strong may be the evidence against a defendant, a judgment of conviction should be reversed if the trial was not a fair one.... A fair trial is the fundamental requirement in a criminal prosecution... . The essential requirements of a fair trial are simple and easily observed. The function of the trial court is to preserve scrupulously the legal rights of both the people and the accused and not to insure the victory or defeat for either contestant. More important than any verdict or judgment are the legal principles which govern the fundamental rights of all.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Scully