In re Hale’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 2 state decisions

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

1. ““But the word ‘proceeding’ is a broad term, and was apparently intended to include some form of judicial inquiry other than a ‘suit or prosecution.’ in one sense it is true a criminal proceeding is not instituted against an accused person until a formal charge is made against him by indictment or information, or a complaint before a magistrate; and proceedings before a grand jtirv are not. in that sense, a criminal proceeding against an accused. Post v. United States, 161 U. S. 583 [ 16 Sup. Ct. 611 , 40 L. Ed. 816 ]. But in another sense any initial step before a judicial tribunal preliminary to the commencement of a civil suit or a criminal prosecution is a proceeding.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. New Departure Mfg. Co.

2. ““Tbe contention for the petitioner, that the order of the court violates the constitutional prohibition against compelling a person to give evidence against himself in a criminal case, would be fairly sound, were it not for the effect of the immunity act of Congress of February, 1903.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Chapman

3. ““In view of his official relations with the corporation, it fairly may be assumed that the petitioner had participated personally in some of the acts or transactions which were the alleged offenses of the corporation, and was therefore originally responsible himself.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Chapman