State v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 10 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he problem of conviction for a nonexistent crime is not a failure of proof.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Wash. 2d 783 - State v. Wright · State v. Goldsmith

2. “be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Scott · 165 Wash. 2d 783 - State v. Wright

3. “It was critical to the rationale in Green that the first jury `was given a full opportunity to return a verdict' on the charge of first degree murder.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Wash. 2d 783 - State v. Wright