State v. Jeffors’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 36 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It cannot, certainly, amount to an acquittal by the jury; for an acquittal by them can only be evidenced by their verdict, and the record before us shows no such verdict, but only that they retired to consider of their verdict. After the jury retires for this purpose, there are three ways in which they might lawfully be discharged: First, by returning into court a verdict for conviction or acquittal; second, by being discharged, by an order of court, because of their inability to agree upon a verdict, or by consent of defendant, or some unavoidable cause, such as the sudden death of a juror; and, third, by the expiration of the term-of the court in which the trial is pending.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Ulrich

2. ““So person, * * * after being once acquitted by a jury, be again, for the same offense, put in jeopardy of life or liberty; but, if the jury to which the question of his guilt or innocence is submitted fail to render a verdict, the court before which the trial is had may, in its discretion, discharge the jury, and commit or bail the prisoner for trial at the next term of court, or, if the state of business will permit, at the same term.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Ulrich