State v. M. Stutzman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “failing to review the claimed error may result in a manifest miscarriage of justice, may leave unsettled the question of the fundamental fairness of the trial or proceedings, or may compromise the integrity of the judicial process.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. T. Ferris · State v. M. Lau

2. “We use our inherent power of common law plain error review sparingly, on a case-by-case basis, and only in a narrow class of cases.”

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

3. “we consider whether the prosecutor's comments were improper and whether they prejudiced the defendant's right to a fair trial.”

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