Reynolds v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]n the situation of a criminal defendant, this failure to speak or act will most often be judged as evidence of the admission of criminal responsibility. Thus, the element of prejudice is indisputable.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Otto Orr · Patterson v. State

2. “that in criminal cases a comment on a defendant's silence or failure to come forward is not permitted because the prejudice resulting therefrom is”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Otto Orr · Ruiz v. State

3. “[a]cquiescence or silence, when the circumstances require an answer, a denial, or other conduct, may amount to an admission.”

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