State v. Valles’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “B. Release pending sentence or new trial. A defendant released pending or during trial shall continue on release pending the imposition of sentence or pending final disposition of any new trial under the same terms and conditions as previously imposed, unless the surety has been released or the court has determined that other terms and conditions or termination of release are necessary to assure: (1) that the defendant will not flee the jurisdiction of the court; or (2) that the defendant’s conduct will not obstruct the orderly administration of justice.”

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

2. “when a statute conflicts with a Supreme Court rule on a matter of procedure, the Supreme Court rule prevails, and the statute is not binding.”

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

3. “Supreme Court is vested with the exclusive power to regulate pleading, practice, and procedure in the courts”

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