Randle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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. “We cannot speculate as to whether the jury, as sole judge of the credibility of a witness, would have accepted this line of reasoning had counsel been permitted to fully present it. But we do conclude that the jurors were entitled to have the benefit of the defense theory before them so that they could make an informed judgment as to the weight to place on [witness’s] testimony which provided a crucial link in the proof ... of petitioner’s act. (Citation omitted) The accuracy and truthfulness of [witness’s] testimony was a key element in the State’s case against petitioner. The claim of bias which the defense sought to develop was admissible to afford a basis for an inference of undue pressure because of [witness’s] vulnerable status as a probationer. (Citation omitted)”

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

2. ““In determining whether any defensive charge should be given, the credibility of evidence or whether it is controverted or conflicts with other evidence in the case may not be considered. When a defensive theory is raised by evidence from any source and a charge is properly requested, it must be submitted to the jury. It is then the jurors’ duty* under the proper instructions, to determine whether the evidence is credible and supports the defense.””

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