STATE v. Ramon VIROLA’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “when ruling on a motion for a new trial, the 'record should reflect a few sentences of the justice's reasoning on each point.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ricardo Romero · State v. Joseph Silva

2. “Specifically, 'the trial justice must (1) consider the evidence in light of the jury charge, (2) independently assess the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence, and then (3) determine whether he or she would have reached a result different from that reached by the jury.'”

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

3. “[t]his Court will not overturn a trial justice's determination with regard to such a motion unless we determine that the trial justice committed clear error or that he or she 'overlooked or misconceived material and relevant evidence [relating] to a critical issue in the case.'”

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