State v. Boyd’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

58 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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[A] trial court may not ignore a jury’s request submitted pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3420(3) but must respond in some meaningful manner or seek additional clarification or limitation of die request. It is only when the trial court makes no attempt to provide a meaningful response to an appropriate request or gives an erroneous response that the mandatory requirement of K.S.A. 22-3420(3) is breached. Once the trial court attempts to give an enlightening response to a jury’s request, then the standard of review as to the sufficiency or propriety of the response is one of abuse of discretion by the trial court.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Smith · 50 Kan. App. 2d 82 - State v. Ramey

2. ““After the jury has retired for deliberation, if they desire to be informed as to any part of the law or evidence arising in the case, they may request the officer to conduct them to the court, where information on the point of the law shall be given, or the evidence shall be read or exhibited to them in the presence of the defendant, unless he voluntarily absents himself, and his counsel and after notice to the prosecuting attorney.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 41 Kan. App. 2d 714 - State v. Jones · State v. Smith

3. ““In the case now before the court the record clearly shows defendant participated in the proceedings and was given the opportunity on the record to voice any objections or to suggest a different response. He did not do so. The time-honored rule [is] that an issue not presented to the trial court may not be raised for the first time on appeal. ... As the State points out, a timely objection is necessary to give the trial court the opportunity to correct any alleged trial errors. [Citation omitted.] Clearly, the defendant had the opportunity to object and to inform the trial court of his dissatisfaction with the ruling while the court still had a chance to correct any error. By failing to object, the defendant waived his right to raise the issue on appeal.””

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