Lee v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 89 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 93 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “There is no question but that the argument of the solicitor to the effect that a man sentenced to the penitentiary will at some time become eligible for pardon or parole was improper. . . .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prince v. State · Jessup v. State

2. “". . . was so affected by disease of the brain when the offense was committed as to render him so insane that he did not know right from wrong with respect to the particular offense charged, or by reason of such mental disease he could not resist doing the wrong; and the crime must have been the product solely of such disease of the mind."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 414 So. 2d 470 - Lewis v. State · 418 So. 2d 185 - Daniels v. State

3. ““During the course of the direct examination of a prosecution witness, J. P. Lee, a brother of the defendant, the following transpired: “ ‘Q. Well, had you and your brother had any trouble ? A. No, sir. He meant to get me and Jack both. ■“ ‘Mr. Roberts [one of defendant’s counsel]. We ask the Court to exclude that. “ ‘The Court. Yes, what he meant to do is out, that is not evidence, gentlemen, just disregard it. “ ‘Mr. Roberts. Now we ask for a mistrial. “ ‘The Court. No, I will overrule it. “ ‘Mr. Roberts. We except.’ “The answer of the witness was not responsive to the question and the trial court acted correctly in admonishing the jury to disregard the answer, but we think the motion for mistrial was properly overruled.””

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