Skinner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

62 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 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Joinder of Defendants. Two or more defendants may be charged in the same indictment or information if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or transaction or in the same series of acts or transactions constituting an offense or offenses. Such defendants may be charged in one or more counts together or separately and all of the defendants need not be charged in each count.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Floudiotis v. State · Manley v. State

2. “[i]f it appears that a defendant or the state is prejudiced by a joinder of offenses. . . the court may order an election or separate trials of counts, grant a severance of defendants or provide whatever other relief justice requires.”

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

3. “If at any time during the course of the proceedings it is brought to the attention of the Court that a party has failed to comply with this Rule or with an order issued pursuant to this Rule, the Court may order such party to permit the discovery or inspection of materials not previously disclosed, grant a continuance, or prohibit the party from introducing in evidence material not disclosed, or it may enter such other order as it deems just under the circumstances. (Emphasis supplied.)”

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