Joy v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““That on or about the nineteenth day of September, 1969, in the Town of Richmond, County of Sagadahoc and State of Maine, the above named Defendant, Carroll Williams, did on and upon one P- feloniously make an assault of a high and aggravated nature, and him, the Said Carroll Williams, then and there feloniously and in a high and aggravated nature did strike, beat, bruise, wound and ill-treat,” (Emphasis added)”

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

2. ““The proceedings in the Superior Court on the information were de novo. In no way was the petitioner prejudiced by action in the Municipal Court.””

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