Jefferson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

101 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 101 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A trial judge enjoys a great deal of discretion as to the relevancy and admissibility of evidence. Unless the judge abuses this discretion so as to be prejudicial to the accused, the Court will not reverse this ruling.”

   17 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Willard Randall Marquis v. State of Mississippi · Abdur Rahim Ambrose v. State of Mississippi

2. “(1) preventing oppressive pretrial incarceration; (2) minimizing anxiety and concern of the accused; and (3) limiting the possibility that the defense will be impaired.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 856 So. 2d 396 - Green v. State · 911 So. 2d 644 - Amos v. State

3. “unless the verdict is so contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence that to allow it to stand would sanction an `unconscionable injustice.'”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. State · Carter v. State