State v. Britton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

57 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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Under Golding , a defendant can prevail on a claim of constitutional error not preserved at trial only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the record is adequate to review the alleged claim of error; (2) the claim is of constitutional magnitude alleging the violation of a fundamental right; (3) the alleged constitutional violation ... exists and ... deprived the defendant of a fair trial; and (4) if subject to harmless error analysis, the state has failed to demonstrate harmlessness of the alleged constitutional violation beyond a reasonable doubt. In the absence of any one of these conditions, the defendant's claim will fail.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Conn. App. 202 - State v. Acampora · 187 Conn. App. 537 - State v. Jerrell R.

2. “The first two steps in the Golding analysis address the reviewability of the claim, while the last two steps involve the merits of the claim.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Conn. App. 202 - State v. Acampora · 187 Conn. App. 537 - State v. Jerrell R.

3. “The appellate tribunal is free, therefore, to respond to the defendant's claim by focusing on whichever condition is most relevant in the particular circumstances.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Conn. App. 202 - State v. Acampora · 174 Conn. App. 401 - State v. Purcell