Nelson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Upon written demand of the defendant, the state shall permit the defendant to inspect ... documents ... which are within the possession, custody or control of the state, and which are material to the preparation of the defendant's defense....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Washington v. State · Washington v. State

2. “On review, our primary consideration is the reasonableness of the trial court's decision.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington v. State · Washington v. State

3. “there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the case would have been different”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington v. State · Washington v. State