303 Ga. App. 232 - Ham v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although we recognize that the determination of impartiality ... is particularly within the province of the trial judge ... and absent a manifest abuse of this discretion, we cannot require a new trial, we nevertheless conclude that the questioning of the prospective juror failed to elicit the necessary response that she would be able to lay aside her prejudices and personal experiences and fairly and impartially decide the case on the evidence presented at trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. DESANTOS v. the STATE.

2. “When exercising its discretion, the trial court should consider factors such as: 1. Will the number of defendants create confusion of the evidence and law applicable to each individual defendant? 2. Is there a danger that evidence admissible against one defendant will be considered against another despite the admonitory precaution of the court? 3. Are the defenses of the defendants antagonistic to each other or to each other’s rights?”

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