Henry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Every accused has the lawful right to have his cause tried in open court, and to have an opportunity to be present and heard in respect to every transaction concerning his case. It is his right to be present and attended by counsel when the court communicates with the jury. [[Image here]] “No communication, whatever, should take place between the judge and the jury after the cause has been submitted to them, unless in open court with all the parties and their attorneys present. The sanctity of the jury room must remain inviolate, and it is the trial judge’s responsibility to maintain that sanctity.””

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

2. ““Reversible error is committed where additional instructions are given to the jury out of the presence and hearing of the defendant. [Citation omitted.] 1 “The continuous presence of the defendant from arraignment to sentence is an essential part of the process provided for the trial of the defendant and without which the court has no jurisdiction to pronounce judgment against him.” [Citations omitted.]’ ””

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