Cudjo v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. “"This court set forth the standard by which facts allegedly constituting `reasonable cause' are to be measured in Cudjo v. State, Okl.Cr., 489 P.2d 1101, 1105 , as follows: `* * * If the facts are such that a reasonably prudent man would have believed the accused guilty, and would have acted upon that belief, a police officer is justified in making an arrest without a warrant (for a felony). * * *' "See State v. Chronister, Okl.Cr., 353 P.2d 493 . There need not be absolute, irrefutable cause. Welch v. State, 30 Okl.Cr. 330 , 236 P. 68 ."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Castleberry v. State · Stidham v. State

2. ““In conclusion, we observe that the volunteered statement of the police officer that the defendant stated he had been arrested for drunk driving is, in fact, an evidentiary harpoon, condemned by this Court time after time. In Hattensty v. State, Okl.Cr., 321 P.2d 710 (1958), we stated: ‘It has been held that similar remarks may not constitute sufficient grounds for reversal where evidence of guilt is clear, but will be considered in connection with the contention that the punishment was excessive as tending to prejudice the defendant with the jury.’ “We must, thus, decide whether or not the punishment imposed was excessive.””

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