State v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “determine whether the claim of plain error, on its face, establishes substantial grounds for believing that manifest injustice or miscarriage of justice has occurred.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Washington · State v. Minner

2. “If evident, obvious, and clear error is found on the face of the claim, the appellate court has discretion to determine whether manifest injustice or a miscarriage of justice resulted therefrom.”

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

3. “'Photographs are relevant if they depict the crime scene, ... or otherwise constitute proof of an element of the crime[,] or assist the jury in understanding the testimony.'”

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