State v. Iduarte’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

35 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When reviewing the trial court’s ruling oh a motion to suppress, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the trial court’s ruling. (Citation omitted). When the trial court makes explicit fact findings,’ we determine whether the evidence, when viewed in the light most favorable to the trial court’s ruling, supports those findings. • (Citation omitted). We review the trial court’s legal ruling de novo. We uphold the trial court’s ruling if it is' supported by the record and correct under any theory of law applicable to the case. (Citation omitted), r”

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

2. “We afford a great deal of deference to a trial judge’s rulings on questions of historical fact, and-'also on rulings that-both apply the law to facts and turn on an evaluation- of credibility and demeanor. (Citation- omitted). ■ Nonetheless, mixed questions of law and fact may be reviewed de novo when they do not depend on credibility or disputed facts. (Citation omitted). 'This case presents mixed questions of law and fact, and we will therefore review the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law de novo.”

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

3. “uphold the trial court's ruling if it is supported by the record and correct under any theory of law applicable to the case.”

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