State v. Rice’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
February 2018
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Torrence · State v. Adams · State v. Sullivan · State v. Tucker · State v. Middleton
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Where the offenses charged in separate indictments are of the same general nature involving connected transactions closely related in kind, place and character, the trial [court] has the power, in [its] discretion, to order the indictments tried together if the defendant's substantive rights would not be prejudiced.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Davis · State v. Beekman“[J]oinder of offenses in one trial is 'proper if the offenses (1) are of the same general nature or character and spring from the same series of transactions, (2) are committed by the same offender, and (3) require the same or similar proof.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Davis“An abuse of discretion occurs when a trial court's decision is unsupported by the evidence or controlled by an error of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Davis
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.