Ayala v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) [p]oses no significant risk of fleeing from the jurisdiction of the court or failing to appear in court when required; (2) [pjoses no significant threat or danger to any person, to the community, or to any property in the community; (3) [p]oses no significant risk of committing any felony pending trial; and (4) [p]oses no significant risk of intimidating witnesses or otherwise obstructing the administration of justice.”

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

2. “To protect this presumption of innocence, we hold that the [Sítate has the burden of persuasion in convincing the ... court that a defendant is not entitled to pretrial release. This requirement means the [S]tate has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the trial court should deny bail either to secure the defendant’s appearance in court or to protect the community.”

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