State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. McGuire · State v. Dasher · State v. Simmons · Whisenhunt v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. · State v. Deschamps
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.
“A trial judge has the discretion to grant or deny a motion for a new trial, and his decision will not be reversed absent a clear abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Dean“The State may only appeal a new trial order if, in granting it, the trial judge committed an error of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Smith
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.