State v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 21 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. “In our opinion, the trial judge erred in admitting Dr. Harlan’s opinion as to the sequence of events. His testimony as to the nature and extent of the wounds and the effect of the gunshots upon the victims was obviously within the range of his expertise. His conclusion that Alexander was shot later than Mitchell was based on the assumption that Alexander had fled downhill. This conclusion is nothing more than speculation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wright v. Bell

2. “is totally without merit. This Court has held unequivocally that where a trial judge has instructed the jury that they may consider any aspect of the defendant's character or record or any of the circumstances of the defense favorable to the defendant which is supported by the evidence there is no requirement that he must give the jurors a definition of the term”

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