State v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 federal appellate · 122 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 142 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`It is well settled that any statements made by a defendant prior to his trial, having the effect of an admission, connecting him with the act, and likewise a confession that he committed the act, whether judicial or extrajudicial, if made without coercion, duress, or hope of reward, may be used by the state in evidence as a part of its original case upon the defendant's trial for the offense charged.' 78 Ariz. at 66 , 275 P.2d at 418 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Stoneman · R.M. v. L.C.

2. ““The criminal agency of the person charged with the crime is not a necessary element of corpus delicti. * * * The confession or incriminating statements of a defendant may be used to assist in establishing the corpus delicti, but before such statements are admissible there must be independent evidence tending to prove corpus delicti. This evidence is sufficient if it will warrant a reasonable inference that the crime charged was actually committed by some person.””

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

3. “For information acquired by a physician to be privileged it must have been acquired under circumstances from which it appears that the examination was intended to be privileged. Cf. Wig-more on Evidence, Third Edition, Vol. VIII. para. 2381. When third persons are casually present their very presence neutralizes the confidential character of the interview and the privilege should not attach.”

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