State v. Holmes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is contended the court erred in admitting evidence secured by illegal search and seizure. This argument likewise is without merit. The raid was made by officers under the authority of a search warrant for liquor violations, but it does not follow they were completely impotent to act when, during the process of the raid, they discovered the gambling activities in question.””

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

2. ““Anotiier alleged error concerns die alleged prejudicial effect of a news story and picture appearing in a local newspaper during the progress of the trial. It does not appear tiiis matter was raised at the hearing on the motion for a new trial, and> in any event, no prejudice has been made to appear.” (p. 128.) (Emphasis supplied.)”

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