Frances v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
November 1983
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dortch v. Lugar · Adams v. State
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Meager pro forma compliance with rules of appellate practice represents less than desired performance from appellate counsel. Adams v. State (1973), [261] Ind. [191], 301 N.E.2d 368 . ‘Our appellate rules .. . outline in general from [sic] the requirements for a legally cognizable argument. Adherence to this standard is not left open to the option of an appellate attorney.’ Dortch v. Lugar (1971), 255 Ind. 545, 588 , 266 N.E.2d 25, 51 .””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Moore v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.