State v. Terroni’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““Five things must appear (1) that the new evidence is such that it will probably change the result upon a new trial, (2) that it has been discovered since the trial, (3) that it could not have been discovered before the trial by the exercise of due diligence, (4) that it is material to the issue and (5) that it is not merely cumulative or impeaching. Applications for new trials on the ground of newly discovered evidence are not favored by the courts. Proof must be convincing.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boynton v. Adams

2. ““ ‘[w]hen an offense charged consists of a series of acts extending over a period of time, a conviction or acquittal for a crime based on a portion of that period will bar a prosecution covering the whole period,’ . . . .” Id. at 76 .”

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

3. ““did on May 1, 1967 and continuously thereafter up to and including October 18, 1967 . . . engage in . . . ””

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