State v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A]ny prior pleas of guilty, pleas of nolo contendere, and findings of guilty may be proved to affect his [the witness’] credibility in a criminal case. Such proof may be either by the record or by his own cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question relevant to that inquiry, and the party cross-examining shall not be concluded by his answer.”

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

2. “[Tjhis Court need only refer to the plain language of the statute for guidance. Section 491.050 specifically states that “findings of guilty may be proved to affect [defendant's] credibility .in a criminal case.” The jury is the finder of fact, and it is the jury who makes the finding of guilty.”

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

3. “[Hjowever, any prior criminal convictions may be proved to affect his credibility in a civil or criminal case, and, further, any prior pleas of guilty, pleas of nolo con-tendere, and findings of guilty, may be proved to affect his credibility in a criminal case.”

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