State v. Brown’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. “[P]lain error requires demonstration of '[l]egal impropriety in the charge prejudicially affecting the substantial rights of the defendant sufficiently grievous to justify notice by the reviewing court and to convince the court that of itself the error possessed a clear capacity to bring about an unjust result.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 458 N.J. Super. 357 - State v. Outland · 398 N.J. Super. 574 - State v. Noble

2. “carries such persuasive force that we have always required a departure from precedent to be supported by some special justification.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Luchejko v. City of Hoboken

3. “[n]o person ... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Santamaria