State v. Wimpsett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘The instruction requested contained a correct statement of the law, and the defendant had the right to have it given. It related to a special feature of the case, upon which the giving of instructions was discretionary if not demanded, but upon which the law should have been stated when requested by the accused, who had brought himself within its provisions.’ ””

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

2. ““In the trial of all indictments, informations, complaints, and other proceedings against persons charged with the commission of any crime, before any court or committing magistrate, the person charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness, and his failure to make such request shall not create any presumption against him.””

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

3. ““You are instructed * * * that the fact that the defendant has not testified in this case raises no, presumption against him, and you must give no. thought to the fact that the defendant did not testify in his own behalf in this case in arriving at your verdict.””

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