State v. Watson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “- “A defendant charged with a misdemeanor in which the punishment may be a fine in excess of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for more than six months shall be tried by a jury of five jurors, all of whom must concur to render a verdict; provided, however that a defendant charged with such an offense may waive a trial by jury and elect to be tried by the court. , “A. defendant charged with any other ■ misdemeanor shall be tried by the court without a jury.””

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

2. ““Whoever commits a simple battery shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.””

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