Hill v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The admission of testimony of another offense is error. However, when the offense is minor and unlikely to weigh appreciably against defendant, the resulting prejudice does not arise to the grave peril which would require a reversal. Mulligan v. State (1986), Ind., 487 N.E.2d 1309 . We are satisfied that whether Mrs. Hill had a permit to carry the pistol with which she killed her husband counted for virtually nothing in the jury's verdict.”

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

2. “The State may satisfy its burden by affirmatively showing appellant did not act in self-defense or by relying upon the sufficiency of the State's evidence in chief. Wade v. State (1985), Ind., 482 N.E.2d 704 . Whether the State had disproved appellant's claim of self-defense is a question of fact for the jury to determine.”

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

3. “The trial judge has discretion to determine whether the defendant has been prejudiced by a spectator's conduct.”

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