State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[Wjhether or not a trial court has abused its discretion in not imposing a sanction authorized by Rule 25.45 is tested in terms of the nature of the charge, the evidence presented by the state, the role which the nonproduced information would likely have played, and whether the nonproduced information was of such character that a reasonable likelihood existed that if produced earlier it would have affected the outcome of the trial.””

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

2. ““ * * * But where the evidence is conflicting or of such a character that different inferences might reasonably be drawn therefrom, it is generally a question of fact for the jury to determine whether the accused acted in self-defense in a particular case, (cases cited) * * Rarely, then, is self-defense declared by law so as to bar the submission of the homicide offense altogether.” (Emphasis supplied)”

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