Nicholas v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As we noted in the case of Lowe v. State (1973), [260] Ind. [610], 298 N.E.2d 421 , ‘In our view, there are, realistically speaking, some cases that just cannot be won simply because the evidence and witnesses against an accused are so overwhelming as to approach irrefutability.’ . . . The attorney engaged in a recognized and well-accepted procedure in attempting to reduce the penalty that his client would have to suffer upon conviction. Appellant’s constitutional rights were not violated in any way as a result of his attorney’s efforts to accomplish this goal on behalf of his client.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 161 Ind. App. 552 - Brooks v. State · 157 Ind. App. 696 - Ferguson v. State

2. “A person commits a crime when he ... knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over the vehicle of the owner under circumstances not amounting to theft[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. MQM v. State · M.Q.M. v. State

3. “'deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property[.]'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. MQM v. State · M.Q.M. v. State