State v. George’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

73 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 73 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is well settled that appellate courts will only consider such questions as were raised at the trial with respect to errors or omissions in the giving of instructions. State v. Evans, 88 Ariz. 364 , 356 P.2d 1106 (1960); Rule 272, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A. R.S.; Rule 51, Rules of Civil Procedure, 16 A.R.S.; 5 Wharton, Criminal Law Procedure, § 2097. But if such claimed error is so fundamental that it is manifest that the defendant did not have a fair trial, then the reviewing court will consider such error even though the instructions were given without objection below. State v. Marsin, 82 Ariz. 1 , 307 P.2d 607 (1957).””

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

2. ““Evidence of other criminal acts is admissible when so blended or connected with the crime of which defendant is accused that proof of one incidentally involves the other or explains the circumstances of the crime. * * ””

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

3. ““However, instructions must be considered as a whole and no case will be reversed because of some isolated paragraph or portion of an instruction which, standing alone, might be misleading.” 95 Ariz. 371 , 390 P.2d 902 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2 Ariz. App. 178 - State v. Douglas