Evans v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As you have noted here, each of the defendants stands charged by indictment with the offense of murder with malice aforethought. As a part of the law in this case, I instruct you that for each offense and each defendant that the evidence, if any, should be considered separately as to each such defendant and offense, if any offense was committed. The fact that you may find that all, any, or one of the defendant (s) is guilty or is not guilty should not control your verdict with respect to any other defendant or offense charged. Each offense and the evidence, if any, applicable thereto must be considered separately by you, and that is true as to each defendant, and the evidence that has been admitted, if any, as to each defendant must be considered only as to that defendant alone and not in any other manner. “Therefore, I instruct you that you may find all, any or one of these defendants guilty or not guilty in accordance with your findings and so say by your verdict.””

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

2. ““(We) were coming from the apartments on Imperial and (were) going to my house and (when we) walked across the parking lot (we) saw the man. (Charles) said let’s go into the brick yard and get a brick. (We) went to the brick yard and got a brick (apiece) and then (we) walked by the man one time. The old man was facing the street and (Charles said something to him and) then hit (him) in the back of the head with the brick and knocked (him) to his knees, then kicked (him) and knocked (him) down and the old man tried to get back up, (Charles) hit him in the temple with the brick. (Charles grabbed the man’s billfold and told me to get the car keys.) The keys were hanging in his belt and I grabbed the keys and threw them toward the street. I (paniced [sic] and) ran home. (Charles was running behind me and I ask him if he got any money and Charles said no.)””

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