Mickelson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In a case in which there are multiple counts, each one is treated as if it were a separate indictment. The verdict on the various counts need not be consistent. An acquittal on one count does not prevent conviction on another, even though the evidence is the same and defendant could not have committed one erime without committing both, so long as the evidence is sufficient to support conviction on the count on which a guilty verdiet was reached.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Charles Frederick Secrest v. The State of Wyoming

2. “the time to object to defects in the preliminary hearing is before arraignment and trial, and 'unless some reason is shown why counsel could not have discovered and challenged the defect before trial, it will generally be assumed that any objections to the preliminary proceedings were considered and waived, and no post-conviction remedies will be available.”

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

3. “because: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-8-105 (LexisNexis 2007), Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-9-182 (b)(Lexis-Nexis 2007), W.R.Cr.P. 8(c), and W.R.Cr.P. 5(e) contain clear requirements for a preliminary examination, and allow amendment of an information only in limited circumstances. ... [However],”

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