State v. Battle’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Conceding the reference to parole or probation officer was-improper, nevertheless the court’s direct and positive correction without waiting for objection or motion to strike could have been understood by the jury only as disapproval of the officer’s gratuitous remark and that the officer was off limits in making it.” State v. Battle, supra.”

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