State v. Cole’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A previous prosecution is not a bar to a subsequent prosecution when the previous prosecution was properly terminated under any of the following circumstances:”

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

2. “(2) The trial court finds that a termination, other than by judgment of acquittal, is necessary because:”

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

3. “a trial not be terminated if any reasonable alternative action is possible under the facts of each case”

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