Landers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) Without prior consent, a lawyer who personally has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in a matter adverse to the former client: [[Image here]] (3) if it is the same or a substantially related matter. (b) Except to the extent authorized by Rule 1.10, when lawyers are or have become members of or associated with a firm, none of them shall knowingly represent' a client if any one of them practicing alone would be prohibited from doing so by paragraph (a).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Cox

2. “might well err on the side of caution and voluntarily disqualify himself from representing the State in the criminal prosecution of a former client, but neither trial nor appellate courts can patrol the outskirts of the possible appearance of impropriety by a duly elected district attorney.”

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

3. “(a) Time to rule. The court must rule on a motion for new trial within 75 days after imposing or suspending sentence in open court. (b) Ruling. In ruling on a motion for new trial, the court may make oral or written findings of fact....”

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