State v. Bailey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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. ““where there is agreement as to all material facts.”—”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. S S v. State · S S v. State

2. “"State v. Richardson clearly illustrates that in reporting a criminal case which must be in such posture that Law Court decision thereof will in at least one alternative finally dispose of the action, the only allowable alternative must be judgment for the defendant. In Richardson the parties in their agreed statement purported to authorize a final decision by the Court in either alternative, but concluding that a remand for adjudication of guilt might be subject to constitutional infirmities, we rejected the purported authorization and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion, thus permitting a trial on the merits below if demanded.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Reed

3. ““any question of law ... of sufficient importance or doubt . . . provided . . . the decision thereof would in at least one alternative result in a final disposition of the action in favor of the defendant.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Reed