State v. Johnson’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. “[T]his court does not sit as the Rules Committee of the Superior Court. See State v. Jennings, 216 Conn. 647 , 665 n. 11, 583 A.2d 915 (1990); Kupstis v. Michaud, 215 Conn. 435 , 437 , 576 A.2d 152 (1990).”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marinaccio v. Viking Aluminum Products, Inc., No. 331428 (Dec. 23, 1996) · Miller v. Demartin, No. 334783 (Nov. 12, 1996)

2. “in the circumstances of the present case, . . . in which the sentence imposed upon a criminal defendant includes a term of imprisonment as well as a fine, 929 provides no specific guidance concerning the time when a judicial inquiry into indigency should be conducted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Molina v. Warden, No. Cv 90 1024 S (Feb. 2, 1994)

3. “[n]o person shall be incarcerated as a result of his failure to pay a fine unless the judicial authority first inquires as to his ability to pay the fine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Molina v. Warden, No. Cv 90 1024 S (Feb. 2, 1994)