Mooney v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The affidavits in support of the change of venue do not meet these requirements. Moreover: ‘On application for change of venue, affidavit of defendant in support thereof must not only aver that minds of inhabitants of county in which cause is pending are so prejudiced against defendant that fair and impartial trial cannot he had therein, but must also set forth facts rendering fair and impartial trial there improbable.’ Wininegar v. State, supra. * ⅜ * * ⅜ * “It does not appear that the trial court herein abused its discretion in denying the change of venue. We are of the opinion the defendant has failed to meet the burden on him of overcoming the presumption that he could get a fair and impartial trial in Okmulgee county. Rawls v. State, 86 Okl.Cr. 119 , 190 P.2d 159 .””

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

2. ““The right of argument contemplates a liberal freedom of speech, and the range of discussion, illustration and argumentation is wide. Counsel for both the State and the defendant have a right to discuss fully from their standpoints the evidence and the inferences and deductions arising therefrom.””

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

3. ““To warrant change of venue on grounds that fair trial cannot be had in the county it must appear that inhabitants of county have fixed opinion as to guilt of accused to the extent that accused cannot have a fair trial by impartial jury.””

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