State v. Green’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[W]hatever the prosecutor’s intention may have been, arguing that the grand jury had found ‘enough probable cause to have a true bill against the defendant regarding these charges’ implied that the grand jury's indictment was a consideration which should influence [the jury] to convict. That implication is wrong and potentially prejudicial to the rights of tire defendant .... “The court’s instruction that the indictment was not evidence was too general to dissipate the harm. It did not adequately counter the suggestion implicit in the prosecutor’s argument that the considered opinion of the grand jury was entitled to the trial jurors’ deference. [Citations omitted.]” 313 N.J. Super, at 391-92.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 33 Kan. App. 2d 717 - In Re the Care & Treatment of Foster

2. ““I would also like to inform you the reason we are here is because of this indictment. This indictment is brought to this courtroom today because a few months ago a Grand Jury sat — which had consisted of 23 members. Their job was to listen to the case which the Prosecutor’s Office presented to them, and by a majority of votes of the 23 members, to determine whether or not there was enough probable cause to place an indictment against the defendant, and they did that, and that's why we are here today.” (Emphasis added.) 313 N.J. Super. at 390 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re the Care & Treatment of Foster

3. ““[Wjhatever the prosecutor’s intention may have been, arguing that the grand jury had found ‘enough probable cause to have a true bill against the defendant regarding these charges’ implied that the grand jury’s indictment was a consideration which should influence them to convict. That implication is wrong and potentially prejudicial to the rights of the defendant . . . .” 313 N.J. Super, at 391.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re the Care & Treatment of Foster