Alvarez v. People’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The central fact is that the juror who looked up the words was aided by the dictionary definitions in deciding that her doubt was not reasonable. This decision was essential to the defendant's conviction. We hold that this adequately established prejudice resulting from juror misconduct and requires reversal."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Niemand v. District Court ex rel. County of Jefferson, First Judicial District · 54 Md. App. 19 - General Motors Corp. v. Wernsing

2. ““[A] defendant’s right to due process of law is violated by admitting into evidence the results of an unnecessarily suggestive identification procedure unless the totality of the circumstances establishes that the procedures do not result in a substantial likelihood of an irreparable misidentification despite its suggestiveness. Manson v. Brathwaite, 432 U.S. 98 , 97 S.Ct. 2243 , 53 L.2d.2d 140 (1977).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Martinez

3. “"It is futile to speculate how the juror might have voted without the benefit of dictionary definitions and equally futile to inquire whether the use made of the definitions resulted in a meaning of reasonable doubt consistent with the law. The defendant cannot reasonably be required to resolve these problematic matters as a part of his required showing of prejudice.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 54 Md. App. 19 - General Motors Corp. v. Wernsing