State v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This is practically conceded by the Attorney General who contends, however, that the error was cured by the verdict. We are not impressed with that conclusion. Because the jury found, with the objectionable evidence before it, that the defendant was guilty of no greater offense than that actually charged in the information, it does not follow that its findings would have been the same with the objectionable evidence excluded. Indeed, in view of the facts and the contentions of the parties in respect thereof, we think the admission of the justice’s record as to defendant’s prior conviction was very prejudicial.””

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

2. ““Under our statutes the justice of the peace had no power or authority to commit the defendant to bail to answer for a mere misdemeanor, but having done so it was exercising a power beyond the scope of his authority, and the district court, acting as a trial judge in hearing the ease, acted beyond its authority.””

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