State v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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. “did not reach the other issues raised in [Kelly’s] motion for new trial.... In particular, the trial court failed to address appellee’s claim that the ... verdicts are contrary to evidence and the principles of justice and equity, OCGA § 5-5-20, and decidedly and strongly against the weight of the evidence, OCGA § 5-5-21.... See generally Ricketts v. Williams, 242 Ga. 303 ( 248 SE2d 673 ) (1978) (no double jeopardy bar when trial court exercises authority vested in it by OCGA §§ 5-5-20 and 5-5-21 to grant new trial on weight of evidence). See also Drake v. State, 241 Ga. 583 (1) ( 247 SE2d 57 ) (1978) (this Court does not have discretion to grant a new trial when evidence preponderates heavily against verdict; we can only review evidence to determine if any evidence supports verdict).”

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