4 Md. App. 499 - Curtis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In view of § 8A of Art. 51 we think it the better practice for the court not to put or permit a question to prospective jurors as to their beliefs against capital punishment. But in the circumstances of the instant case we do not think that the mere asking of the question violated the constitutional rights of the appellant. We feel that the court did not abuse its discretion in the asking of the question so as to require reversal. We do not presume prejudice to the appellant therefrom and find none from the record.””

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

2. ““No person shall be disqualified, excused, or excluded from service in a particular case as a juror of this State by reason of his beliefs against capital punishment unless such belief would prevent his returning a verdict of guilt or innocence according to law.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 10 Md. App. 170 - Kober v. State

3. ““Hereafter no person shall be disqualified for service as a juror of this State by reason of his beliefs against capital punishment.””

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