Ray v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““At no time did any of these witnesses testify that any unauthorized person sat with the grand jury during the time it deliberated or voted on the indictments before it. In fact, the chief prosecutor testified unequivocally that no witness or prosecutor was ever present during the voting or deliberations of the grand jury which indicted this appellant. Similarly, the foreman stated that only the grand jurors stayed in the jury room during the grand jury’s deliberations. “It follows that the appellant has failed to meet his burden of showing that the sanctity of the grand jury was violated....” (Emphasis added)”

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

2. ““2. That some person not authorized by law was present when the grand jury was deliberating upon the accusation against the defendant, or was voting upon the same;.... ” (Emphasis ours)”

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

3. ““The attorney representing the State” means the Attorney General, district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney. The attorney representing the State is entitled to go before the grand jury and inform them of offenses liable to indictment at any time except when they are discussing the propriety of finding an indictment or voting upon the same. (Emphasis added.)”

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