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← 383 S.C. 159 - State v. Smith

State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

2009

Citation profile

4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited

4 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. Pleasant · State v. Torrence · State v. Lyle · State v. Kelsey · State v. Beckham

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. “When determining whether an error of law exists, and therefore whether the State has the right to appeal, it is necessary to consider the merits of the case.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “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 passage · from the majority
  3. “is confined by an extremely limited 'abuse of discretion' standard of review.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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.