State v. McCartney’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]t is not uncommon for many individuals to deny guilty knowledge when first questioned by authorities.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McFarland · 960 So. 2d 1132 - State v. McFarland

2. “Under Brady [ v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 , 83 S.Ct. 1194 , 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963) ], due process is violated by the suppression of favorable evidence by the prosecution when the production of such evidence is requested and when the evidence is material to either the guilt or innocence of the accused, regardless of the good or bad faith of the prosecution. In Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 , 92 S.Ct. 763 , 31 L.Ed.2d 104 (1972), this concept was extended to include evidence that impeached the credibility of the prosecution's witnesses.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 832 So. 2d 1110 - State v. Garrick

3. “In order to find defendant was engaged in an armed robbery, the state would need to prove under La.R.S. 14:64 that: 1. Defendant intentionally took something of value belonging to another; 2. The thing was taken from the possession of or immediate control of another; 3. Defendant used force or intimidation in order to accomplish the taking; and 4. Defendant was armed with a dangerous weapon.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 721 So. 2d 1038 - State v. Dronet