Borders v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[D]ue process of law requires that an indictment “put the defendant on notice of the crimes with which he is charged and against which he must defend.” [Cit.] An indictment apprises a defendant that he may be convicted of the crime named in the indictment, of a crime included as a matter of law in the crime named, and of a crime established by the facts alleged in the indictment regarding how the crime named was committed. [Cit.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stinson v. State · State v. Wilson

2. ““This [C]ourt on numerous occasions has held that a defendant may be convicted of felony murder under an indictment for malice murder . . . where the defendant is put on notice of the felony by the facts alleged in the indictment to show how the murder was committed.” [Cit.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morgan v. State · Lowe v. State

3. “[T]he Confrontation Clause is violated by the admission of a non-testifying co-defendant's statement which inculpates the defendant by referring to the defendant's name or existence, regardless of whether there are limiting instructions or of whether the incriminated defendant has made an interlocking incriminating statement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 Ga. App. 774 - Shelton v. State