State v. Pedersen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Claims of prosecutorial misconduct are subject to the preservation rule.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Redcap · State v. Davis

2. “() [aln error exists; (i) the error should have been obvious to the trial court; and (iff) the error is harmful.”

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

3. “not preserved his prosecutorial misconduct claim, ... our review is limited to a determination of whether the court's failure to sua sponte declare a mistrial was plainly erroncous. 3 125 Here, Davis did not object to the three comments noted above. In two instances, however, the trial court intervened sua sponte to correct the prosecutor. Accordingly, the only issue on appeal is whether the trial court plainly erred in not also declaring a mistrial. To demonstrate plain error, the defendant must show that”

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