Thomsen v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “This Court has held previously that a change of venue on the ground that a fair trial cannot be had in the district where the actions is pending is warranted only where it is shown that the inhabitants of the district are so prejudiced that a fair and impartial trial for the defendant in that district would be impossible.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brown v. State

2. “is merely a procedural statement of disposition subsequent to the verdict and is immaterial to the process of rendering a verdict concerning the sanity of the accused.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ellis v. State

3. “impossible to empanel a jury which did not have a fixed opinion concerning this case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brown v. State