Patterson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Ordinarily, we defer to the action of the trial court in connection with jury selection. [Citations.] In this instance, however, the bias or prejudice of [the juror] was definitely evidenced. There is no indication that he realized that the instructions would require proof beyond a reasonable doubt by the prosecution for conviction instead of his avowed inten tion to apply the standard of preponderance of the evidence. His stated position left nothing to speculation. It established the fact that he would use a preponderance of the evidence standard, and the court’s questions relative to following instructions were not sufficiently specific to establish a disposition on the part of the juror to do other than his stated intention. The error is manifest.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Summers v. State · Summers v. State

2. ““ * * * [T]he exclusionary rule was not a necessary corollary of the Fourth Amendment but is instead a judicially created remedy designed to protect Fourth Amendment rights generally through its deterrent effect; that in gauging its deterrent effect, the exclusion question ‘must be resolved by weighing the costs and benefits;’ that the exclusionary rule exacts ‘substantial social costs;’ that the truth-finding functions of judges and juries are impeded by the exclusionary rule and some guilty defendants may go free or receive reduced sentences due to plea bargains; that indiscriminate application of the exclusionary rule may generate disrespect for the administration of justice; and that the rule should be applied only where its remedial objectives are best served. Id. 104 S.Ct. at 3412, 3413 .””

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

3. “W.S. 7-11-105 (a)(ii) That he has formed or expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, or is biased or prejudiced for or against the accused. W.S. 1-11-203 (a)(vi) Having formed or expressed an unqualified opinion or belief as to the merits or the main question of the action. The reading of newspaper accounts of the subject matter before the court shall not disqualify the juror either for bias or opinion; (a)(vii) The existence of a state of mind in the juror evincing enmity or bias for either party.”

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