426 So. 2d 405 - Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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19 state decisions

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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. “Under the undisputed evidence in this case, it is our opinion that much flexibility should have been given appellant in presenting prior harassments, threats and assaults directed toward her. Such evidence is material on the motives of both appellant and deceased in presenting the incidents that occurred in front of the store. The attitude, relationship and feelings of the accused and the deceased toward each other are material. Harley v. State, 345 So.2d 1048 (Miss. 1977); Rucker v. State, 248 Miss. 65 , 158 So.2d 39 (1963); Clark v. State, 123 Miss. 147 , 85 So. 188 (1920); Brown v. State, 88 Miss. 166 , 40 So. 737 (1906); Guice v. State, 60 Miss. 714 (1883); and Josephine v. State, 39 Miss. 613 (1861).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 443 So. 2d 16 - Bell v. State · 464 So. 2d 516 - Brown v. State

2. “"In our opinion, the record on the first assignment of error indicates at least some form of what experienced trial attorneys call "sandbagging". Obviously, the most important part of the entire trial was whether or not Appellant secured the pistol out of the van and it remained in plain view or whether she was carrying it upon her person. There could be no more damaging testimony than that by Deputy Fairburn regarding this point, as the last evidence presented to the jury. We find it error for the Court to deny Appellant's motion to either instruct the jury to disregard the rebuttal testimony of Deputy Fairburn or to grant a mistrial." 426 So.2d at 407 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 436 So. 2d 1381 - Morris v. State

3. “convictions as a result of complaints made”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 443 So. 2d 16 - Bell v. State