Watson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““An objection to evidence obtained by illegal search and seizure must be interposed at first opportunity and should be made either at beginning of trial by motion to suppress evidence or in the course of examination as soon as it becomes apparent that State will rely thereon, and defendant’s failure to make timely objections waives right to be heard upon this question.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dillon v. State · Matthews v. State

2. ““ ‘The defense of entrapment, like self-defense, is an affirmative one * * * and before it can be considered by the jury, there must appear some evidence which, if believed, would reasonably tend to establish the fact that defendant was lured into the commission of the crime by officers.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robinson v. State · Lehman v. State

3. ““Where the State charges and relies upon a particular sale to constitute a violation of the prohibition law, it is error for the court to permit proof of other offenses. “When the defense of entrapment is offered by some evidence on part of defendant, it is then admissible for State to offer proof of other offenses closely connected to show that officers were acting in good faith. Such other acts on the part of defendant are admissible as rebuttal evidence only. “Where there is no evidence or proof of entrapment offered by defendant, it constitutes Reversible Error for the state to present proof of other offenses to show that defendant was engaged in the business of selling whiskey. “The defense of entrapment cannot be presumed or anticipated but there must be proof offered before the State can present evidence of other offense to show that defendant had a reputation for selling whiskey. “Had the issue of entrapment been properly presented in the case at bar by some evidence on behalf of defendant, then it would also have been proper for the state to show, as it attempted to do here, that the officers were acting in good faith and on the belief based upon reasonable information that defendant was engaged in selling whiskey to minors contrary to law.” (Emphasis added)”

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