State v. Sedillo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 69 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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A trial judge must at all times be judicious. He must not, by undue participation in the examination of witnesses, or by other conduct, convey to the jury that he favors one side or the other, and must not convey to the jury what he thinks the verdict should be. Because of his power and influence, and because of the tendency of the jury to place great emphasis upon what he says and does,' the trial judge must be most careful not to say or do anything which would add to a party’s burdens of proof, or detract from the presumptions to which a person charged with crime is entitled.””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Vigil · State v. Caputo

2. ““A trial judge is more than a mere umpire or moderator, and he may properly propound questions to the witnesses, so long as he keeps the same within the bounds demanded of him by his position as trial judge, and so long as he displays no bias against or favor for either of the litigants. * * *””

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

3. ““The question of admission of photographs into evidence rests largely within the discretion of the trial court, and ordinarily his decision on the question will not be disturbed. State v. Johnson, [ 57 N.M. 716 , 263 P.2d 282 (1953)]; * * *.””

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