State v. Grisgraber’s Empirical Analysis

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20 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. “[a] writ of error coram nobis is an ancient common-law remedy which authorized the trial judge ... to vacate the judgment of the same court if the party aggrieved by the judgment could present facts, not appearing in the record, which, if true, would show that such judgment was void or voidable”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 177 Conn. App. 863 - State v. Sienkiewicz · 2003 Conn. Super. Ct. 2695 - Brown v. State, No. Cv 00 009 53 94 (Feb. 26, 2003)

2. “[a] writ of error coram nobis lies only in the unusual situation where no adequate remedy is provided by law.... Moreover, when habeas corpus affords a proper and complete remedy the writ of error coram nobis will not lie.... The errors in fact on which a writ of error [coram nobis] can be predicated are few.... This can be only where the party had no legal capacity to appear, or where he had no legal opportunity, or where the court had no power to render judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 177 Conn. App. 863 - State v. Sienkiewicz

3. “[W]hen habeas corpus affords a proper and complete remedy the writ of error coram nobis will not lie.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2003 Conn. Super. Ct. 2695 - Brown v. State, No. Cv 00 009 53 94 (Feb. 26, 2003)