38 La. Ann. 23 - State v. Simpson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It would be a barren right if the counsel were not allowed a reasonable time to prepare for the defense, time to investigate the facts and to examine the law applicable to the case.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hollingsworth · State v. Collins

2. ““Considering that the offence charged was murder, that the indictment had only been filed at the- same term of court, that the counsel assigned for the defense was a non-resident of the parish where the court was held, and had no sufficient opportunity to confer with the witnesses, and that the defense to be made required great research of authorities on a question of much difficulty and intricacy, we think the judge a quo erred in overruling the motion.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Collins

3. ““A review of the entire record satisfies us that the prosecution was characterized by undue haste, scarcely compatible with the guarantee of a fair and, impartial trial.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Collins