Moore v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Even though objection was not made to the question propounded in the case at bar, we take this opportunity to firmly state our view that the inquiry is not deemed within the proper scope of cross-examination. It amounted to a supposition and was argumentative. If this conjectural approach is permissible on cross-examination, then there would be no limit to speculative and argumentative inquiries of witnesses on cross-examination in every case. In view of the absence of an objection and the appellant’s anwer to the question, the asserted error was rendered harmless.””

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

2. ““If a proper objection had been made, it would have called the matter to the court’s attention and allowed the court the opportunity to rule upon it. Therefore, we do not reverse since a proper objection was not made to the question now challenged on appeal.””

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