State v. Cochran’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Under our Batson jurisprudence, once the opponent of a peremptory challenge has made out a prima facie case of racial discrimination (step one), the burden of production shifts to the proponent of the strike to come forward with a race-neutral explanation (step two). If a race-neutral explanation is tendered, the trial court must then decide (step three) whether the opponent of the strike has proved purposeful racial discrimination.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Rogers · State v. Scott

2. “Your Honor, I never put the relatives [sic] bank tellers and insurance agentsf ][o]n my juries[.] ... If you’re an insurance agent. Or if you’re married to an insurance agent. Or if they’re a bank teller or married to a bank teller. These are the most straight-laced, conservation [sic] people that, that you could find, in my opinion. And they will ... always convict your client.”

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

3. “[T]he Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibits the striking of a potential juror based on race or gender. When one party strikes a member of a cognizable racial group or gender, the trial court must hold a Batson hearing if the opposing party requests one.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Shands