Devose v. Norris’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Nor can we discern from the record any other legitimate trial-related reasons for striking all three black jurors. Despite the prosecutor’s disclaimer of racial motives, it appears that he was in effect excluding the blacks from the petit jury in this case in the belief that, as blacks, they were not qualified to serve as jurors in the trial of this black defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Caldwell v. Dubois

2. “It is well-established that peremptory challenges cannot be lawfully exercised against potential jurors of one race unless potential jurors of another race with comparable characteristics are also challenged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 579 F. Supp. 2d 1246 - Cole v. Roper

3. “'owes a duty to make every reasonable effort to have the informant made available to the defendant to interview or use as a witness, if desired.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Freddie Harris v. Linda Taylor