State v. Folk’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * *' It is his (the court’s) province to rule whether or not a reasonable doubt can be said to exist as to the sanity of an accused, and this determination will not be lightly overturned. All the authorities recognize the issue must be raised in good faith and supported by a showing sufficient to create a reasonable doubt as to the sanity of an accused.” (Parenthetical insertion by the court.)”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hovey · State v. Roybal

2. ““ * * * upon the issue being raised the accused is by right under our statute, [Sec. 41-13-3] supra, entitled to have the jury pass upon it.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hoffman v. State · State v. Chavez

3. ““ ‘ “It would be inhuman, and to a certain extent a denial of the right of trial upon the merits, to require one who has been disabled by the act of God from intelligently making his defense to plead or be tried for his life or liberty. There may be circumstances in all cases of which the defendant alone has knowledge, which may prove his innocence, the advantage of which, if insane to such an extent that he did not appreciate the value of such facts, or the propriety of communicating them to his counsel, he would be deprived.” ’ ””

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