State v. Crenshaw’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “However, that case is inapposite in that the claim of error there was preserved by timely objection at trial. Furthermore, Solivan is not binding on us. Futrell v. State, 667 S.W.2d 404, 407 [3] (Mo. banc 1984). We are constitutionally bound to follow the last controlling decision of the Supreme Court of Missouri.”

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

2. “give both sides a fair trial, [such that] the venire could infer she did not assume [Defendant] was guilty and would base her decision on the evidence.”

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