State v. Thibodeau’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““An appellate court will review error on the basis of objections raised at the trial level and will not consider new and different reasons proffered for the first time on appeal to support a contrary ruling.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Peaslee · State v. Desjardins

2. ““[t]o satisfy the demands of our State and Federal constitutional provisions [Constitution of Maine, Article I § 6; the Sixth-Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States] and of our Rule 7(c) of the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, the indictment must contain such plain, concise and definite allegations of the essential facts constituting the intended offense as shall adequately apprise an accused of reasonable and normal intelligence of the criminal act charged and the nature thereof, sufficiently enabling him to defend and, upon conviction or acquittal, to make use of the judgment as a basis of a plea of former jeopardy, should the occasion arise.””

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

3. ““Whoever buys, receives or aids in concealing stolen property, knowing it to be stolen, shall be punished: 2. Value exceeds $500. If the value thereof exceed[s] $500, by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years.””

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