State v. Finney’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On an appeal, the court must give judgment without regard to technical errors or defects, or to exceptions which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hathaway · State v. Maxwell

2. ““If the facts which will convict upon the second prosecution would not necessarily have convicted on the first, then the first will not be a bar to the second, although the offense charged may have been committed under the same state of facts. (8 R. C. L. 143, 144.) A putting in jeopardy for one act is not a bar to a prosecution for a separate and distinct act, merely because they are so closely connected in point of time that it is impossible to separate the evidence relating to them on the trial for the one of them first had. Consequently a plea of former jeopardy will not be sustained where it appears that in one transaction, two distinct crimes were committed. (8 R. C. L. 151.)” (p. 401.)”

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

3. ““No indictment or information may be quashed or set aside for any of the following defects: “Sixth. For any surplusage or repugnant allegation, when there is sufficient matter alleged to indicate the crime and person charged. Nor, “Seventh. For any other defect or imperfection which does not tend to the prejudice of the substantial rights of the defendant upon the merits.””

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