Fowler v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 15 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “does not mean that a defendant may proceed with counsel and also elect to ask questions and otherwise handle his own trial. We now hold additionally that 22 O.S.1981, § 13(2) and Article II, § 20 do not give a defendant a statutory or constitutional right to make a plea for mercy, or otherwise address his sentencing jury, where he has elected counsel to make closing argument; you cannot have both. If a defendant elects to have his attorney speak, he cannot have also a second closing argument. Section 701.10 does grant a defendant the right to personally”

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

2. ““An examination of the record reflects no showing by defendant that there existed actual jury prejudice, i. e., an identifiable prejudice towards the accused. It is therefore the opinion of this Court that defendant failed to sustain his burden of proof, . . .””

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

3. ““In the trial of a criminal case where the defendant is represented by counsel, one or the other must be in charge of the defense in order to preserve orderly procedure in the court. . . . ””

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