State v. Corder’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A trial court has the discretion to order a bill of particulars, and it must exercise this discretion in consideration of the purpose of a bill of particulars, which is to help the defendant prepare for trial and to prevent surprise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Salvas

2. “accused shall enjoy the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation[,] ... a charge must be in a legally sufficient form which correctly advises the defendant about the allegations against him or her”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Tominiko

3. “was within its discretion to find that the Complaint, the EOP and the police reports were sufficient to apprise Corder of the charges against him.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Salvas