175 W. Va. 681 - State v. Fitcher’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1992
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Whitley · 172 W. Va. 491 - State v. Zaccagnini · 167 W. Va. 748 - State v. Rector · United States v. Mills · 161 W. Va. 680 - State v. Furner
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.
““An indictment is sufficient when it clearly states the nature and cause of the accusation against a defendant, enabling him to prepare his defense and plead his conviction as a bar to later prosecution for the same offense.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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