State v. Ulibarri’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 1 district · 49 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he grand jury only makes a finding of probable cause. A defendant should not be required to face a trial in the absence of probable cause. But at a trial on the merits, the State has the obligation to prove not just probable cause but guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Like difficulties with the quality or type of evidence relied upon by the grand jury in returning an indictment, any question of probable cause is necessarily obviated by a finding of guilt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. AUGUSTIN M. · State v. Gallegos

2. “mandated constitutional and statutory requirements for instructing the grand jury on the essential elements of the offenses”

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