State v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 9 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““§ 101. Appeals by the State in criminal cases “An appeal may be taken by the State from a lower court to an appellate court in the following instances: “(1) Appeal as of right. The State shall have an absolute right to appeal to an appellate court a final order of a lower court where the order constitutes a dismissal of an indictment or information or any count thereof or the granting of any motion vacating any verdict or judgment of conviction where the order of the lower court is based upon the invalidity or construction of the statute upon which the indictment or information is founded or where the order is based on the lack of jurisdiction of the lower court over the person or subject matter. “ (2) Appeal in the discretion of the appellate court. The State may apply to the appellate court to permit an appeal to determine a substantial question of law or procedure, and the appellate court may permit the appeal in its absolute discretion. The appellate court shall have the power to adopt rules governing the allowance of such an appeal; but, in no event shall the decision or result of the appeal affect the rights of the defendant and he shall not be obligated to defend the appeal, but the Court may require the Public Defender of the State of Delaware to defend the appeal and to argue the cause; provided, however, that if the order appealed from is an order suppressing or excluding substantial and material • evidence the Court may permit an interlocutory appeal of any pre-tr”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Roberts · State v. Dobies

2. ““Section 1. § 635, Title 11, Delaware Code is amended to read as follows : “§ 635. Embezzlement of property valued at One- Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more and knowingly receiving same “Whoever embezzles money or other property which may be the subject of larceny, to the value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more; or whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same knowing it to have been embezzled, is guilty of a felony and shall be fined in such amount or imprisoned for such term, or both, as the Court, in its discretion, may determine.””

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

3. ““§ 635. Embezzlement or conversion by bailee of property valued at $100 or more “Whoever, being a bailee of money or other property which may be the subject of larceny, to the value of $100 or more, embezzles or fraudulently converts the same to his own use, shall be fined in such amount or imprisoned for such term, or both, as the court, in its discretion, may determine.””

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