Hawks v. McCormack’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 18 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “" 'But the true function of a nunc pro tunc order is to make the record speak the truth relative to the judgment or order. That is to make the record reflect the true judgment or order intended by the court at the time the original judgment or order was entered. If the clerk makes a mistake or incorrectly enters a judgment or order, the same may be corrected by an order nunc pro tunc. If the court itself by inadvertence uses language in the journal entry which does not reflect the true judgment or order intended, an order may be made nunc pro tunc correcting same. * * * ’.””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Youngblood v. Stephens · State v. Ortiz, No. Cr 6-351435 (Mar. 19, 1992)

2. ““A trial court cannot be expected to read and scrutinize journal entries of judgment presented to it but must rely upon counsel submitting correct judgments within and in conformity to the issues.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Federal National Bank & Trust Co. of Shawnee v. Dillard