State v. Parker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 26 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A jury is sequestered by being kept together in charge of an officer of the court so as to be secluded from outside communication. In capital cases, after each juror is sworn he shall be sequestered."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 596 So. 2d 218 - State v. Maze · 371 So. 2d 1327 - State v. Willis

2. “"This jurisprudential rule is, however, limited by those cases holding that where circumstances are such as to reasonably overcome the presumption of prejudice and where it affirmatively appears that no prejudice to the accused could have resulted, the presumption may be rebutted, so that the mere separation of a juror briefly may be held to be insufficient ground to set aside a verdict. State v. Quincy, 363 So.2d 647 (La.1978); State v. Sheppard, 350 So.2d 615 (La.1977); State v. Smith, supra."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Smith · 397 So. 2d 506 - State v. Liner

3. “[I]n capital cases especially, ... upon a separation of a juror after he is sworn, a presumption of misconduct arises....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Smith · 419 So. 2d 899 - State v. Copeland