United States v. Dowdy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 1 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “MS. COE: Can you in the name of Jesus be fair. THE COURT: You, lady, are getting a lot more fairness than you are entitled to in this courtroom. MS. COE: That’s fine. I wish Jesus would touch you so you would stop being so bias every time I get up. It’s a problem we can’t go into this. When she asked him you let him answer. When I get up there I can’t. And I am sick of it — I am sick of it. THE COURT: Are you quite through? MS. COE: Yes, I am through. THE COURT: The objection is overruled. Go ahead, Miss Parker [prosecutor]. We will deal with that during the break, Miss Coe. MS. COE: You do whatever you want to do. I am tired of you being unfair. When I ask about this incident I can’t go into it. THE COURT: I am going to have you removed from the courtroom if you don’t be quiet. MS. COE: You can do whatever you want. You are the judge. You are in charge. But I am sick and tired of you not letting these people testify directly. You know it’s in the report. [ 960 F.2d at 80 .]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Coe

2. “MS. COE: If I have to ask something 500 times I am entitled to. Your job is to rule on it. THE COURT: You are not entitled and my ruling on objections to questions that are repetitious is consistently going to be sustaining the objection from here on. MS. COE: That’s fine. You just sustained this one. If I ask them 500 times, you sustain them 500 times. THE COURT: That will do you a lot of good. MS. COE: I am not on trial; my client is. It doesn’t do me any good to be subjected to this insult every day. THE COURT: The insult hasn't even started yet today, Miss Coe. We will deal with that when the jury is gone. [960 F.2d at SO.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Coe

3. “Once a judge has ruled, the recourse of a zealous advocate lies in challenging the legality of that ruling on appeal, not in denigrating the wisdom and fairness of the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Galin