State v. Morrison’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The belief or disbelief of a trial judge in the guilt-of a defendant put upon trial before him is not a test-of his qualification to preside at such trial. A trial-judge may be convinced from his personal knowledge of the case, or what he has heard from others, of the-guilt of one put upon trial before him, and yet with the utmost fairness and impartiality conduct the trial and give the defendant a fair and impartial hearing. It is the existence of prejudice or bias in the mind of' the trial court against defendant which must be clearly shown in support of an application for a-change of venue from the court presided over by such judge, not the belief of the judge in the guilt of defendant. (The State v. Morrison, 67 Kan. 144 , 72 Pac. 554 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Crilly

2. “As has been often said by this court, the term 'reasonable doubt' best defines itself. All attempts at definition are likely to prove confusing and dangerous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Pinkney

3. ““In the first place, the positive denials of the jurors to the making of the disqualifying statements are entitled to much consideration and weight.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Baker v. People