Pope v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Before the name of any juror is drawn, the box must be closed and shaken, so as to intermingle the ballots therein. The clerk must then, without looking at the ballots, draw them from the box.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cline v. State · Sam v. State

2. ““At the opening of the court the clerk must prepare separate ballots, containing the names of the persons returned as jurors, which must be folded as nearly alike as possible, and so that the same cannot be seen, and must deposit them in a sufficient box.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cline v. State · Ward v. State

3. ““We will re-state the rule as laid down by this Court in the early case of Grant v. State, 11 Okl.Cr. 396 , 146 P. 919 (1915), as follows: “ ‘It is of the utmost importance that court officials should be held to the strict observance of the provisions of law prescribing their procedure and duties, and their conduct should be such that no possible suspicion can attach to them of having acted in a manner prejudicial to the accused, or in his favor. Courts cannot be too strict in compelling a rigid and vigilant observance of the provisions of the statutes designed to preserve inviolate the right of trial by jury and the purity of jury trials.’ “Our conclusion is that the defendant has not been convicted in accordance with the rules of law provided to secure fair trials by impartial and competent jurors, and in view of the statutes cited, and the ruling in the Grant case, supra, it is hereby the opinion of this Court that this case be reversed and remanded for a new trial.””

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