State v. Richardson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 41 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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * We have stated in a number of cases that the district court should, and that we will, examine the evidence with great care to determine whether the testimony of the prosecuting witness is inherently improbable; and if so that in the absence of some evidence of some fact unequivocally and unerringly pointing to the defendant’s guilt, a conviction will not be permitted to stand. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Salazar · State v. Minns

2. ““Stress is laid on the fact that the girl claims she was forced to submit, and it is argued that the situation of the parties prevented intercourse unless both were willing. The prosecutrix, although she resisted at first, may have finally become passive. Her claim of resistance may be entirely false. The jury, however, were undoubtedly aware, as all men know, that a young girl, when discovered in her shame, often seeks refuge in a story of unwilling submission to force. * * * They were not bound to reject her entire testimony because her story of the use of force seems doubtful.””

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

3. ““She (prosecuting witness) may not hesitate to testify to intercourse; but reluctantly, if at all, will she admit that she consented thereto.””

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