628 So. 2d 1371 - Cooper v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(2) Offer of Proof. In case the ruling is one excluding evidence, the substance of the evidence was made known to the court by offer or was apparent from the context within which questions were asked.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State · 731 So. 2d 1125 - Harris v. State

2. “recognizes that this testimony would be admissible under Mississippi Rules of Evidence [608(a)] [2] , which provides that the credibility of a witness may be attacked or supported by evidence in the form of opinion or reputation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 962 So. 2d 649 - Jackson v. State · 759 So. 2d 1092 - Vaughan v. State

3. “`The relevancy and admissibility of evidence are largely within the discretion of the trial court and reversal may be had only where that discretion has been abused.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State · 661 So. 2d 1139 - Tillis v. State