Dasher v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the equivalent of a motion in arrest of judgment, a post-trial means by which a defendant may challenge an indictment as one would do in a general demurrer . . . , we cannot address the merits of [it] because it was not timely filed. [Cit.] A motion in arrest of judgment must be filed within the term of court in which the judgment was rendered. OCGA § 17-9-61 (b).”

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

2. “The “contention that the felony murder [and firearm counts of the] indictment [are] deficient because [they do] not contain all the essential elements of the underlying crime of [armed robbery] is, in essence, a special demurrer seeking greater specificity with regard to the predicate felony.” [Cit.]”

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

3. “failure to file a timely special demurrer seeking additional information constitutes a waiver of the right to be tried on a perfect indictment.”

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