Edwards v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “limited to cases where a sole witness presents inherently contradictory testimony which is equivocal or the result of coercion and there is a complete lack of circumstantial evidence of the defendant's guilt”

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

2. “was put squarely before the jury, the jury had the ability perform its role as a trier of fact and determine the extent to which it affected the integrity of [the witness's] testimony”

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

3. “is complete upon the agreement and the performance of an overt act in furtherance of the agreement.”

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