Sharp v. Reynolds’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We do not believe under this record any verdict was ever received. The parties did not agree to accept a partial verdict. The defendant refused to accept a partial verdict. The court asked each of the members of the jury if they felt the jury could reach a unanimous verdict and they all said they could not. Thereupon the court discharged the jury and declared a mistrial. The court noted the docket sheet to the effect that the jury was unable to agree on a verdict and the jury was discharged and a mistrial declared. The verdict was never signed by the foreman nor any of the jurymen. As the jury was leaving the jury box after they had been discharged, the foreman handed the charge to the court bailiff. The jurymen were not interrogated by the court to determine if the answers given were their verdict. . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Masten v. Montgomery

2. ““Ordinarily a verdict must be affirmed by the jury in open court and their finding is not a verdict until so affirmed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Masten v. Montgomery