Thompson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This concept of a ‘final test’ implies that there is a standard of service to which a juror should aspire, one that requires a verdict to be reached rather than one that requires consideration of the individual conviction and whether individual conviction thoughtfully can be reconciled with collective judgment. Because a verdict cannot be reached without unanimity, the ‘final test’ language logically implies that a ‘good’ juror acquiesces in a verdict rather than adheres to his or her own judgment.””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 196 N.C. App. 792 - State v. Valdez · Jones v. United States

2. “"The verdict must be the considered judgment of each of you[.][I]n order to reach a verdict, all of you must agree. Your verdict must be unanimous. You must consult with one another and deliberate with a view to reaching an agreement!)] if you can do so without violence to your individual judgment. “Each of you must decide the case for yoursel[f,] but do so only after a[n impartial] consideration of the evidence with your fellow jurors. "During the deliberations, do not hesitate to reexamine your own views. You should change your opinion if convinced you are wrong, but do not surrender your honest belief as to the weight or effect of the evidence only because of the opinion of your fellow jurors or for the mere purpose of reaching a verdict.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 214 Md. App. 208 - Hall v. State · Butler v. State

3. “[t]he final test of the quality of your service will lie in the verdict which you return to the Court, not in the opinions any of you may hold as you retire.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 196 N.C. App. 792 - State v. Valdez · Jones v. United States