Gregg 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Volunteered statements of any kind are not barred by the Fifth Amendment and their admissibility is not affected by our holding today.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Agr · Juvenile Officer v. A.G.R.

2. ““(a) Admission of statements at the trial of movant. Said statements made at or about the time of movant’s arrest without movant’s knowledge of his constitutional right to remain silent, and to have the advice and assistance of counsel. “(b) Failure of the trial court to instruct the jury with respect to the voluntariness of statements made by movant which were introduced into evidence at the time of the trial. “(c) Failure of the trial court to instruct the jury on the meaning of ‘reasonable doubt’. “(d) The comment of the prosecutor in the closing argument that the defendant did not deny the admissions introduced into evidence, thereby commenting on movant’s failure to testify, in violation of Amendment V, United States Constitution.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gregg v. Wyrick