Harris v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The amendment provides that such determination shall be made ‘Independent of and without the hearing of the jury trying the case.’ If, however, the investigation was had in the presence of the jury, and it was clearly shown that the section had not been violated in obtaining the confession, and was, therefore, held to be competent, then no possible prejudice could result from its admission * * *. On the contrary, if the court had heard the testimony concerning the relevancy and competency of the confession in the presence of the jury, and had then rejected the confession, the object and purpose of the statute would be glaringly violated and would no doubt constitute grounds for reversal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jenkins v. Commonwealth

2. ““ * * *■ if the court had heard the testimony concerning the relevancy and competency of the confession in the presence of the. jury, and had .then rejected the confession, the object and purpose of the statute would be glaring- . ly violated and would no doubt consti-ute ground for reversal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Karl v. Commonwealth