Cook v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Ordinarily, error cannot be predicated on mere unexplained excerpts from remarks of counsel to jury, but enough must appear of record to advise appellate court of what preceded alleged objectionable remarks and their meaning to be deducted from the context, and whether or not they were invited or provoked by remarks made by opposing counsel.””

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

2. ““Where improper remarks are made, it is the duty of defense counsel to immediately impose an objection and to request an instruction that remarks are improper and not to be considered by the jury.””

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