Golf v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The design of the lawmakers in the enactment of this statute was to protect defendants on trial as well as the State, after causes have been finally submitted to the jury for its deliberation and verdict, against any further steps being taken in the case in regard to the evidence or the law unless in open court and after notice to the counsel of the respective parties.”

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

2. “After the jury retires for deliberation, if there is a disagreement between them as to any part of the evidence or if they desire to be informed on a point of law, they must require the officer to conduct them into court. Upon their being brought into court, the information required must be given in the presence of, or after notice to, the counsel of the parties.”

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

3. “This statute requires in unambiguous language that the entire jury and no less a number thereof must be present before the court and counsel for the parties, or notice given to counsel, upon any proceedings affecting the rights of the defendant or the state as defined in this statute. Its provisions are mandatory.”

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