State v. January’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Thus, as a general rule, an instructional error that results in the State being relieved of proving a disputed element of its case is plain error, requiring reversal. Otherwise, in violation of due process, the State could obtain a conviction without the jury deliberating on and determining a contested proof element,”

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

2. “even in the absence of a request for such an instruction, and even if such an instruction was offered but not in proper form.”

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