214 W. Va. 442 - Phares v. Brooks’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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

1. “‘In reviewing challenges to findings and rulings made by a circuit court, we apply a two-pronged deferential standard of review. We review the rulings of the circuit court concerning a new trial and its conclusion as to the existence of reversible error under an abuse of discretion standard, and we review the circuit court’s underlying factual findings under a clearly erroneous standard. Questions of law are subject to a de novo review.’ Syllabus Point 3, State v. Vance, 207 W.Va. 640 , 535 S.E.2d 484 (2000).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 225 W. Va. 736 - State v. Dellinger

2. “[w]e are ... troubled by the circuit court's order when its conclusion is based on speculation ....”

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