State v. Barnett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

54 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Identification evidence must be excluded as violating a defendant’s rights to due process where facts reveal a pretrial identification procedure so impermissibly suggestive that there is a very substantial likelihood of irreparable misiden-tification. (Citations omitted.)”

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

2. “(b) Upon request by the jury and with consent of all parties, the judge may in his discretion permit the jury to take to the jury room exhibits and writings which have been received in evidence. If the judge permits the jury to take to the jury room requested exhibits and writings, he may have the jury take additional material or first review other evidence relating to the same issue so as not to give undue prominence to the exhibits or writings taken to the jury room. If the judge permits an exhibit to be taken to the jury room, he must, upon request, instruct the jury not to conduct any experiments with the exhibit.”

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

3. “Ordinarily, motions to consolidate cases for trial are within the sound discretion of the trial court, ... and absent a showing that the joint trial has deprived an accused of a fair trial, the exercise of the court's discretion will not be disturbed on appeal.”

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