Greene v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
68 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 68 later decisions — most recently March 2020 · most notably Greene v. State (2004), Jones v. State (2000)
68 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Bullington v. Missouri · Johnson v. Mississippi · Poland v. Arizona · Rogers v. State · United States v. Bonds
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 68 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“standard in this case, I find its reference to a second standard of review to be confusing. The majority first states, correctly, that a finding that an aggravating circumstance exists beyond a reasonable doubt must be supported by”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“This court has often stated that the admission and relevancy of photographs is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court, and the mere fact that photos are inflammatory will not render them inadmissible. Davis v. State, 325 Ark. 96 , 925 S.W.2d 768 (1996). Even the most gruesome photos may be admissible if they tend to shed some light on any issue, to corroborate testimony, or if they are essential in proving a necessary element of the case, are useful to enable a witness to testify more effectively, or enable the jury to better understand testimony. Jones v. State. 329 Ark. 62 , 947 S.W.2d 339 (1997). Other acceptable purposes are to show the condition of the victims’ bodies, the probable type or location of the injuries, and the position in which the bodies were discovered. Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jones v. State“(a) If the defendant’s fitness to proceed becomes an issue, the issue of the defendant’s fitness to proceed shall be determined by the court. (b) If neither party contests the finding of the report filed pursuant to § 5-2-305, the court may make the determination under subsection (a) of this section on the basis of the report. | s(c) If the finding of the report is contested, the court shall hold a hearing on the issue of the defendant’s fitness to proceed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.