348 So. 2d 1031 - Denton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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

1. “a proper foundation must be laid in order to impeach a witness. The party must first show that the evidence as given, has taken him by surprise and that the witness is hostile. The witness may then be asked if he has made contradictory statements out of court, the times, places and circumstances of the statements being described to him in detail. Underhill's Criminal Evidence, Vol. 1, Fifth Edition, p. 547.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Young v. State · King v. State

2. ““Finally, there was no showing or offer to show on appellant’s motion for a new trial that any prejudice to appellant resulted and, as a matter of fact, the question was not raised at all in the motion. Such a showing was necessary in order to preserve the question on appeal. Colson v. Sims, 220 So.2d 345 (Miss.1969); Cherry v. Hawkins, 243 Miss. 392 , 137 So.2d 815 (1962).” 348 So.2d at 1033 . See also, Ponder v. State, 335 So.2d 885 (Miss.1976).”

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

3. “In order to preserve the question now attempted to be raised for consideration on appeal it was necessary to show that appellant was prejudiced. There was no effort to do so either in the course of the trial or on motion for a new trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 532 So. 2d 1231 - Barnes v. State