Cooper v. Sowders’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

75 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 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 137 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[E]rrors in the application of state law, especially rulings regarding the admission or exclusion of evidence, are usually not to be questioned in a federal habeas corpus proceeding.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Coleman v. Mitchell · Beverly A. Seymour v. Diane Walker,respondent-Appellee

2. “Second Assignment of Error APPELLANT WAS DENIED A FAIR TRIAL AS A RESULT OF THE PROSECUTOR'S COMMENTS DURING VOIR DIRE AND REBUTTAL CLOSING ARGUMENT IN VIOLATION OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 1, 10, AND 16 OF THE OHIO CONSTITUTION. Third Assignment of Error THE TRIAL COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN FAILING TO GIVE REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS ON ACCOMPLICE/INFORMANT TESTIMONY, AND DENIED MR. MOSES' RIGHTS UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND OHIO CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1, 10, AND 16. Fourth Assignment of Error THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN ADMITTING THE RECORDINGS FROM THE WIRE WORN BY THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT, AND A DVD OF STILL PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT MESSAGES WERE NOT PROPERLY AUTHENTICATED THEREBY DEPRIVING APPELLANT THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL IN VIOLATION OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 1, 10, AND 16 OF THE OHIO CONSTITUTION. Fifth Assignment of Error DEFENDANT'S SENTENCE IS CONTRARY TO LAW BECAUSE THE TRIAL COURT IMPOSED CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES WITHOUT MAKING THE NECESSARY FINDINGS PURSUANT TO R.C. 2929.14. Sixth Assignment of Error APPELLANT'S CONVICTION AND SENTENCE VIOLATE THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND ARTICLE 1, SECTION 16 OF THE OHIO CONSTITUTION AS THE CONVICTION WAS AGAINST THE MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Moses

3. “The detective in the case at bar likewise suggested to the jury the guilt of the petitioner. Here, however, the trial court admonished the jury not to consider the detective’s opinion as to petitioner’s guilt or innocence. Such admonition is in strong contrast with the comment made by the court in Cooper which was clearly impermissible and may well have reinforced the detective’s opinion in the jury’s minds. The court in Cooper also held that the trial court erred a third time in allowing the introduction of other evidence at trial. The court held that, when considered cumulatively, the three errors produced a trial setting that was fundamentally unfair. Petitioner’s argument that the holding in Cooper mandates that the writ issue as to him is, therefore, misplaced.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Vincent v. Parke