Reeves v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““These proceedings were irregular and of a .character which ought to be restrained, as far as practicable, by the courts; but we are of the opinion that, in view of what was first said in his behalf, the appellant had no reason to complain of the statements and comments made by the prosecuting attorney in reply....””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 146 Ind. App. 382 - Jackson v. Beard