State v. Nolan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A commissioner or clerk of the appellate court will award costs to the party that substantially prevails on review, unless the appellate court directs otherwise in its decision terminating review. If there is no substantially prevailing party on review, the commissioner or clerk will not award costs to any party. An award of costs will specify the party who must pay the award. In a criminal case involving an indigent juvenile or adult offender, an award of costs will apportion the money owed between the county and the State. A party who is a nominal party only will not be awarded costs and will not be required to pay costs. A "nominal party" is one who is named but has no real interest in the controversy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Nolan

2. “deduces the award of costs is discretionary, and further argues the rule of discretion must depend on whether the appellate court, commissioner, or clerk decides the appeal is meritless or frivolous. Supp. Br. Relating to Court Costs at 1-2. His argument is based on his reading of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Nolan

3. “The court of appeals, supreme court, and superior courts may require an adult or a juvenile convicted of an offense or the parents or another person legally obligated to support a juvenile offender to pay appellate costs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Nolan