77 Okla. Crim. 409 - Fitzgerald v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Where the defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, and no briefs are filed nor argument presented, this court will examine the evidence to ascertain if it supports the verdict, and examine the pleadings, instructions of the court, and the judgment; and if no material error is apparent, the judgment will be affirmed.””

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

2. ““Where no briefs are filed and no appearance for oral argument made, this court will examine the record and the evidence, and if it is sufficient to sustain the verdict, and no fundamental error appears, the judgment will be affirmed.””

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