State v. Eafford’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

64 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 64 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “For a court to notice plain error, the error must be an obvious defect in a trial's proceedings, it must have affected substantial rights, and it must have affected the outcome of the trial.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Brown · State v. D.H.

2. “Notice of plain error * * * is to be taken with the utmost caution, under exceptional circumstances and only to prevent a manifest miscarriage of justice.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Brown · State v. D.H.

3. “The judgment entry stated the jury found the defendant guilty of R.C. 2913.51(A) and stated the offense was a felony of the fifth degree, but the verdict form did not state the degree of the offense or include a finding of value. We concluded that because the indictment clearly alleged the value of the property was within the fifth-degree felony range, the verdict”

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