State v. Long’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Where the criminal intent originates in the mind of the defendant on trial, and the offense is accomplished, it constitutes no defense that an opportunity is furnished, or that an officer aids the accused in the commission of the crime, in order to obtain evidence upon which to prosecute him. But where the criminal intent originates in the mind of the entrapper, and the accused is lured into the commission of the offense charged, in order to prosecute him therefor, it is the general rule that no conviction may be had, though the criminality of the act is not affected by any question of consent.” Id., 14 S.W.2d at 619-20 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Devine · State v. Disandro

2. ““Having testified in his own behalf, a defendant may be cross examined about those matters he testified to on his direct examination and he may be contradicted and impeached as any other witnesses. (Citations omitted). Furthermore, the state is not confined to a rote recitation or a categorical review of those matters covered on defendant’s direct examination but, rather, may inquire into all matters within the fair purview of the direct examination. (Citations omitted). More specifically, if the defendant refers to a subject in a general way on direct examination, he may be cross examined in detail about that subject, and ‘[wjhen he states a fact in relation to his actions, the state may inquire as to particular circumstances which would throw light on that fact.’ ” (Citation omitted).”

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

3. ““Further, the fact that the formal sentence, when pronounced, echoed verbatim the assessment announced by the trial judge after the jury returned its verdict, conclusively rebuts any claim that the trial judge’s alleged antipathy manifested itself when formal sentence was pronounced.”

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