Stacey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the opponent of a peremptory challenge must make a prima facie showing of racial discrimination; (2) the proponent of the strike must then provide a race-neutral explanation for the strike; and (3) the court must decide whether the opponent of the strike has proven discriminatory intent.”

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

2. “[k]nowledge that a gun was stolen cannot be inferred even when the defendant bought a gun on the street at a reduced price, or when the gun was labeled for law enforcement use.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 348 Ga. App. 408 - Wooten v. State

3. “may be inferred from circumstances, where the circumstances would excite suspicion in the minds of ordinarily prudent persons.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 348 Ga. App. 408 - Wooten v. State