State v. Ginyard’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
1
states following
October 2001
most recently cited
24 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Smith · State v. Brown · State v. Vause · State v. Zuniga · State v. Hamlet
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[Prosecutor]: The State says yes to you, ladies and gentlemen, and the Supreme Court says to you — and this is 1993— “Evidence that the defendant’s actions before the killing was substantial evidence supporting a proper inference of premeditation and deliberation.” The evidence tending to show that the defendant was carrying a gun supported an inference— [Defense Counsel]: Your Honor, I object because that is not what the — that is not the inference of that case. I believe it’s Goley or Golden or something like that. Court: Overruled. [Prosecutor]: The evidence tending to show that the defendant was carrying a gun supported an inference that he anticipated a possible confrontation and giving some forethought to how he would deal with a confrontation. If you carry a gun in your pocket, do you ever think about what you’re going to do with it? [Defense Counsel]: Your Honor, again, I object. That is — I’m familiar with that case, and the — the factual circumstance — Court: Overruled. [Prosecutor]: If you carry a gun, ladies and gentlemen, do you think about what you’re going to do with it?”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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