Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We have assumed arguendo that the Superi- or Court should have given a specific unanimity instruction to the jury, if it had been requested by Brown's attorney at trial. We have concluded, nevertheless, that the verdict in Brown’s case demonstrates that the jury was not confused and that Brown’s substantial rights were unaffected by that omission.”); id. at 266 (”

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

2. “A person who is in possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony is guilty of possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.”

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

3. “Although there was not plain error in Brown's case, the disjunctive joinder of two distinct offenses in an indictment is not advisable.”

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