State v. Staggs’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “He had the right to have all the law as to these different grades of offenses explained to the jury, in order that they might apply the law in determining whether he was guilty of any one or none of such offenses. He had this right because the statute (T.C.A., Sec. 40-2518) gave it to him, and because it was a part of his constitutional right of trial by jury to have every issue made by the evidence tried and determined by the jury under a correct and complete charge of the law given by the judge. (Emphasis supplied) 554 S.W.2d at 626 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Howard v. State

2. “It shall be the duty of all judges charging juries in cases of criminal prosecutions for any felony wherein two (2) or more grades or classes of offense may be included in the indictment, to charge the jury as to all of the law of each offense included in the indictment, without any request on the part of the defendant to do so.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Howard v. State

3. “Upon an indictment for any offense consisting different degrees, . . . the defendant may ... be found guilty of any offense the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he is charged, Whether it be a felony or misdemeanor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Howard v. State