State v. Brooks’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “defendant must show that the prosecutor's decision `(a) was not premised upon a consideration of all relevant factors, (b) was based upon a consideration of irrelevant or inappropriate factors, or (c) amounted to a clear error in judgment.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 369 N.J. Super. 314 - State v. Motley · 357 N.J. Super. 428 - State v. Hester

2. “[t]he desire of the complainant or victim to forego prosecution,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. RSI Bank v. Providence Mut. Fire Ins. Co. · State v. Negran

3. “Application for pretrial intervention shall be made at the earliest possible opportunity, including before indictment, but in any event no later than twenty-eight days after indictment. The criminal division manager shall complete the evaluation and make a recommendation within twenty-five days of the filing of the application. The prosecutor shall complete a review of the application and inform the court and defendant within fourteen days of the receipt of the criminal division manager's recommendation. [ R. 3:28(h).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 407 N.J. Super. 95 - State v. Green