State v. Nichols’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Appeals to the supreme court or to the court of appeals, if the court rules so provide, may be taken by the state in the following eases: (1) From an order granting a motion to dismiss an indictment or information. (2) From an order or judgment for the defendant, upon his motion for discharge because of delay of his trial not caused by his act, or upon his plea of former jeopardy, presented and ruled upon prior to trial. (3) From an order granting a motion to correct errors. (4) Upon a question reserved by the state, if the defendant is acquitted. (5) From an order granting a motion to suppress evidence, if the ultimate effect of the order is to preclude further prosecution. (6) From any interlocutory order if the trial court certifies and the court on appeal or a judge thereof finds on petition that: (A) the appellant will suffer substantial expense, damage, or injury if the order is erroneous and the determination thereof is withheld until after judgment; (B) the order involves a substantial question of law, the early determination of which will promote a more orderly disposition of the case; or (C) the remedy by appeal after judgment is otherwise adequate.””

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

2. ““In the case at bar, there is no question of constitutionality presented. The merits solely concern the correctness of the ruling of the trial court’s determination that the defendant’s confession should be suppressed. We view this as no different than any other ruling by a trial judge concerning admissibility of evidence during the course of a trial. This Court is extremely reluctant to place the Indiana judiciary in the position of having a po tential appeal from every ruling on the admissibility of evidence by a trial judge.””

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