Blair v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “... There are certain recognized exceptions to the rule. Proof of another crime is admissible where the offense charged and that offered to be proved are so connected as to constitute one transaction, where it is necessary to identify the defendant, where it is material to prove motive and there is an apparent relation or connection between the act proposed to be proved and that charged, where the accusation involves a series of criminal acts which must be proved to make out the offense, or where it is necessary to prove scienter or guilty knowledge. Johnson v. State, 416 So.2d 383, 386 (Miss. 1982), quoting Gray v. State, 351 So.2d 1342 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Donald v. State · 463 So. 2d 1048 - West v. State

2. “Blair's second proposition can be disposed of by observing that his request for a preliminary hearing was made after the grand jury returned the indictment against him. "The nature and purpose of a preliminary hearing is to determine whether probable cause exists to hold a person to await proper action of the grand jury." Glass v. State, 278 So.2d 384, 387 (Miss. 1973). This question had therefore been decided before Blair raised it. We find no merit in this assignment of error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 522 So. 2d 745 - Herring v. State

3. “A defendant is entitled to access to prospective witnesses; however, this right exists co-equally with the right of a witness to refuse to say anything.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 511 So. 2d 1368 - Tolbert v. State