State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 30 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The remaining assignment of error questions the propriety of impeaching a defendant’s credibility by testimony of a felony conviction which is on appeal. Appellant claims the Court erred in not granting a mistrial when the County Attorney asked him on cross examination if he had ever been convicted of a felony when such felony was on appeal. Though appellant never answered the question, the assignment of error questions the prosecutor’s good faith in propounding such a question. The Ninth Circuit when faced with a similar issue state in Bloch v. United States, 226 F.2d 185 (9th Cir. 1955), cert. denied, 350 U.S. 948 , 76 S.Ct. 323 , 100 L.Ed. 826 (1956). ‘ * * * The answer is to be found in a determination of whether the prosecutor was justified in concluding that it was a permissible question sanctioned by law.’ Id. at 188. “While there are some jurisdictions to the contrary, the majority of states and Federal Jurisdictions which have, considered this issue have concluded that a conviction is a verity until set aside, and thus permissible to be considered by the trier of facts as destructive of the witness’ credibility. We believe the majority rule is sound.””

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

2. ““While there are some jurisdictions to the contrary, (footnote omitted) the majority of states (footnote omitted) and Federal Jurisdictions (footnote omitted) which have considered this issue have concluded that a conviction is a verity until set aside, and thus permissible to be considered by the trier of facts as destructive of the witness’ credibility. We believe the majority rule is sound. * * *” State v. Johnson, 99 Ariz. 52, 54 , 406 P.2d 403, 404 , 16 A.L.R.3d 723 (1965).”

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