State v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “fuipon motion of a defendant, a mistrial shall be ordered, and in a jury case the jury dismissed, when prejudicial conduct in or outside the courtroom makes it impossible for the defendant to obtain a fair trial, or when authorized by Article 770 or 771.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 736 - State v. Surratt · 974 So. 2d 793 - State v. Dixon

2. “In general, a law enforcement officer's unsolicited, unresponsive reference to another crime by the defendant is not the comment of a "court official" under the provisions of La.C.Cr.P. art. 770. Because a law enforcement officer is neither a judge, prosecutor, nor court official, La.C.Cr.P. art. 770 does not apply under these circumstances. Absent a showing of a pattern of unresponsive answers or improper intent by the law enforcement officer or prosecutor, such comments would not fall within the purview of mistrial pursuant to La.C.Cr.P. art. 771.”

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

3. “Deputy Stone made the statement while under direct examination by the district attorney. Although the district attorney did elicit this information from the witness, it appears that the line of questioning was used for identification purposes only and that the officer was simply stating how long he had known the defendant. The mere fact that a police officer has "known" a person for a number of years does not imply that person has committed other crimes. State v. Young, 426 So.2d 370 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1983).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 917 So. 2d 1201 - State v. Price