Dixon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Presence Required. The defendant shall be present at the arraignment, at the preliminary hearing, at the time of plea, at the omnibus hearing, and at every stage of the trial, including the impaneling of the jury and return of the verdict, and at the imposition of sentence, except as otherwise provided in this rule.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Leonard J. Hoffman, State of Alaska · Newman v. State

2. “A jury's request to review evidence during its deliberations obviously raises questions of great importance to a criminal defendant's rights, as [such a request] generally reflects doubt or disagreement on the part of at least some jurors as to the nature of evidence presented at trial While the final decision as to the appropriate response to such a jury request is left to the trial court's discretion, we think it critically important that the defendant and his counsel be notified of the request. They should be allowed to consult with the trial court and to offer comments, suggestions, and objections to guide both the substance and phrasing of the court's response to the jury's request.”

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

3. “[the defendant shall be present ... at every stage of the trial”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Leonard J. Hoffman, State of Alaska · Douglas v. State