State v. Perry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “Perjury strikes at the very heart of the judicial system because it offends the basic principles underlying our judicial system as well as threatens the vitality of the system. Early in the history of this State, some species of perjury were punishable by death, while other species were punishable by death for a second offense. The seriousness of the offense is predicated upon the possibility that the perjured testimony may result in a miscarriage of justice. A convincing and cunning witness who gives perjured testimony may be deemed more credible than an honest, less convincing witness.”

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