State v. Lockhart’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

77 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 77 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The exercise of our supervisory powers is an extraordinary remedy to be invoked only when circumstances are such that the issue at hand, while not rising to the level of a constitutional violation, is nonetheless of utmost seriousness, not only for the integrity of a particular trial but also for the perceived fairness of the judicial system as a whole.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 180 Conn. App. 624 - State v. Swilling · 188 Conn. App. 813 - State v. Simmons

2. “No person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Castillo · 174 Conn. App. 401 - State v. Purcell

3. “because we normally exercise this power with regard to the conduct of judicial actors.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 188 Conn. App. 813 - State v. Simmons · 174 Conn. App. 401 - State v. Purcell