State v. Ramirez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] showing of 'probable cause' entails only the presentation of 'evidence sufficient to support a reasonable belief that the defendant committed the charged crime.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Graham · State v. Maughan

2. “All that is required is reasonably believable evidence-as opposed to speculation-sufficient to sustain each element of the crime(s) in question.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Graham · Hunt v. Iron Cnty.

3. “Applying the wrong legal standard, however, will always exceed whatever limited discretion the magistrate has in the bindover decision.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Hon. Boyden · State v. Clyde