State v. Wallace’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

66 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 68 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““there is the slightest evidence tending to prove a hostile demonstration, which may be reasonably regarded as placing the accused apparently in imminent danger of losing her life or sustaining great bodily harm, the threats should not be excluded.” (Emphasis added.) ( 83 Ariz. at page 223 , 319 P.2d at page 531 .)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lujan · Everett v. State

2. ““The extent to which parties should be allowed to examine jurors as to their qualifications cannot be governed by any fixed rules. * * * The extent of examination must necessarily be left to the sound discretion of the trial court to determine the presence or absence of bias and prejudice.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Roqueni · State v. Lovell

3. ““It is also generally recognized that no hard and fast rule of exclusion of evidence may be laid down. A reasonable discretion should be allowed the trial court in determining the relevancy and admissibility of evidence. * h= * »>”

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