State v. Britton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When the evidence is concluded, unless the case is submitted to the jury on both sides without argument, the prosecuting attorney must commence, the defendant follow by one or two counsel, at the defendant’s option, unless the court permits the defendant to be heard by a larger number, and the prosecuting ■ attorney conclude, confining himself or herself to a response to the arguments of the defendant’s counsel.”

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

2. “The sole contested issue in this criminal trial concerned the accused’s affirmative defense of insanity. The sole question on appeal is whether defendant should have been allowed to open and close the jury arguments. The trial court rejected defendant’s request to open and close and allowed the State to do so. We affirm.”

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