Payne v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the error is inconsistent with substantial justice”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. S.W. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · Beldon v. State

2. “a substantial right of the party is affected.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. S.W. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · Beldon v. State

3. “the defendant's own confession is probably the most probative and damaging evidence that can be admitted against him.... The admissions of a defendant come from the actor himself, the most knowledgeable and unimpeachable source of information about his past conduct. Certainly, confessions have profound impact on the jury, so much so that we may justifiably doubt its ability to put them out of mind even if told to do so.”

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