Sexton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . The [revolver] in question, therefore, was merely cumulative, and not decisive of guilt. [Cases cited omitted.] The admission of improper evidence which tends only to disclose a fact which is clearly proved by other legitimate and uncontroverted evidence is harmless error. [Cases cited omitted.] Reversal may not be predicated upon the erroneous admission of evidence when evidence having the same or greater probative value has been admitted without objection or without contradiction. [Cases cited omitted.]” See, Mitchell v. State (1972), 259 Ind. 418 , 287 N.E.2d 860 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 163 Ind. App. 381 - Caine v. State

2. ““. . . Even though these photographs representing Exhibits Nos. 10, 11 and 12 may have been, to some degree, repetitious and cumulative, and are gruesome in character, they serve to elucidate and explain relevant oral testimony given at the trial and they were properly admitted for the purpose of showing fully the scene of the crime, the nature of the wounds of the victim, and the condition of the basement immediately after the crime was committed. . . .””

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

3. ““The admission of improper evidence which tends only to disclose a fact which is clearly proved by other legitimate and uncontroverted evidence is harmless error.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 164 Ind. App. 647 - Thomas v. State