Denton v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
May 1997
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Innkeepers of New Castle, Inc. v. Maley · Harris v. State · Moreno v. State · Lambright v. Arizona
Most-quoted passages
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“She tells him, shoot me, and — you know, and [defense counsel] says, well, he could have killed them both. Why didn’t he kill her first? [Defense counsel] said because he told her ladies and gentlemen, he’s going to make her pay, see, for her infidelity. You’re going to stand right here and watch me while I shoot — [objection interposed], [Emphasis added.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Denton v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.