People v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
May 1994
most recently cited
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Thus, the decision to consult with an attorney may be attributable to a variety of reasons ... [i]t is, therefore, a fact having minimal probative worth. Moreover, that worth is far outweighed by the risk of prejudice to the defendant and the chilling effect on the exercise of this fundamental right if the State were permitted to attack the defendant’s credibility by pointing out that he sought legal advice prior to his arrest.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bentley v. Scully
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