State v. Larry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “... (2) a massive and complex quantity of evidence making it almost impossible for the jury to separate evidence as it related to each defendant when determining each defendant's innocence or guilt; ... (4) or gross disparity in the weight of the evidence against the defendants.”

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

2. “Br. of Appellant Smith at 24 (quoting Gray, 523 U.S. at 194 , 118 S.Ct. 1151 ) (emphasis omitted). But, as we noted in Larry, Since Gray , the federal Courts of Appeal have issued divergent opinions on whether the use of neutral pronouns in redacted statements adequately protect the non-testifying defendant. Several courts have found neutral pronouns proper: United States v. Logan, 210 F.3d 820 (8th Cir. 2000) (use of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 162 Wash. App. 762 - State v. Smith

3. “(i) if before trial, it is deemed necessary to protect a defendant’s rights to a speedy trial, or it is deemed appropriate to promote a fair determination of the guilt or innocence of a defendant; or (ii) if during trial upon consent of the severed defendant, it is deemed necessary to achieve a fair determination of the guilt or innocence of a defendant.[ 31 ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 112 Wash. App. 40 - State v. Medina