State v. Lester’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
728
cited by 728 later decisions
1
states following
October 2025
most recently cited
724 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Baker · State v. Poindexter · State v. Whitfield · State v. Mitchell · State v. Tuomala
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 728 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] judgment of conviction is a final order subject to appeal under R.C. 2505.02 when it sets forth (1) the fact of the conviction, (2) the sentence, (3) the judge's signature, and (4) the time stamp indicating the entry upon the journal by the clerk.”
10 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[t]he judge shall sign the judgment and the clerk shall enter it on the journal.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[a] judgment of conviction shall set forth the fact of conviction and the sentence”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.