State v. Raheem Moore’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]n order to justify a finding of involuntariness, there must be some affirmative evidence of improper police practices deliberately used to procure a confession. In other words, a suspect's personal characteristics alone cannot form the basis for finding that the suspect's confessions, admissions, or statements are involuntary.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 388 Wis. 2d 256 - State v. Finley · State v. Timothy E. Dobbs

2. “This court is highly mindful of the separation of powers. It does not engage in direct confrontation with another branch of government unless the confrontation is necessary and unavoidable.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. The Honorable William M. Gabler, Sr. v. Crime Victims Rights Board · 387 Wis. 2d 511 - League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Tony Evers

3. “whether it was beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Raymond L. Nieves · State v. Timothy E. Dobbs