174 W. Va. 580 - State v. Ginanni’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘To warrant a change of venue in a criminal case, there must be a showing of good cause therefor, the burden of which rests on the defendant, the only person who, in any such case, is entitled to a change of venue. The good cause aforesaid must exist at the time application for a change of venue is made. Whether, on the showing made, a change of venue will be ordered rests in the sound discretion of the trial court; and its ruling thereon will not be disturbed, unless it clearly appears that the discretion aforesaid has been abused.’ Point 2, syllabus, State v. Wooldridge, 129 W.Va. 448 , 40 S.E.2d 899 (1946).” Syllabus point 1, State v. Sette, [161] W.Va. [384], 242 S.E.2d 464 (1978).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 175 W. Va. 205 - State v. McFarland · 181 W. Va. 685 - State v. Plumley

2. “The circuit court upon motion of the defendant shall order the proceedings transferred as to him to another county if the circuit court is satisfied that there exists in the county where the prosecution is pending so great a prejudice against the defendant that he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial at the place fixed by law for holding the trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 177 W. Va. 499 - State v. Lassiter