In Re Marshall’s Empirical Analysis

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21 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As an initial matter, we recognize that an attorney's refusal to acknowledge the wrongful nature of his or her behavior should not automatically be considered a factor in aggravation of punishment, particularly in the face of an honest and objectively reasonable belief in one's own innocence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court of Tennessee v. Charles Edward Daniel

2. “Although [respondent] has shown no penitence for his actions, we do not penalize him for making arguments in his defense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court of Tennessee v. Charles Edward Daniel

3. “`[u]nchallenged findings of fact are treated as verities on appeal.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Disciplinary Proceeding Against King