Robert Trim v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is the province of the jury to resolve any conflicts in the evidence and to determine the credibility of witnesses. ...”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Knowles v. the State · 346 Ga. App. 414 - REEVES v. the STATE.

2. “Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, [ 4 ] the record shows that on June 13, 2013, at approximately 11:00 p.m., a Canton police officer responded to a 911 call made by Barbara Knowles outside the Painted Pig restaurant in Canton. When he arrived, the officer spoke with Knowles, Marlow, and Trim, and [Knowles] advised that “they had left a school board meeting that was very heated, and when they crossed the two-lane, one way street between the crosswalk and the actual entrance of the restaurant, Cherokee County Schools Superintendent Frank Petruzielo came speeding by in an aggressive manner, and he came very close to them, and they felt threatened.”[ 5 ] The officer took a report, but he advised the trio that he would not pursue an investigation or charges and that they could obtain a citizen warrant in magistrate court if they wished to further pursue the matter. A police supervisor subsequently reviewed the incident report, and on June 14, 2013, he referred the matter to a detective for investigation. The detective contacted Knowles, Trim, and Marlow and asked them to provide written statements via e-mail. [On June 23, 2013, Knowles e-mailed her written statement to the detective, and she went into the police station and signed it on July 2, 2013.[ 6 ] In the statement, Knowles advised that as she, Marlow, and Trim were crossing the street, “[they] turned and saw a white, BMW SUV accelerating and changing from the right lane to the left lane where they were cro”

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

3. “Aperson who knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or makes or uses any false writing or document, knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry, in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of state government or of the government of any county, city, or other political subdivision of this state shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.”

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