Small v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 3 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The purpose of Rule 41(e) in requiring Motions to Suppress to be introduced prior to trial is to facilitate a uniform presentation of the facts and law to the jury with as few disruptive intervals as possible. Although the trial judge is free to exercise judicial discretion when a motion is offered for the first time during the trial where there would be obvious prejudice to the defendant, the granting of such a motion.is disfavored where counsel was fully aware of the facts prior to trial and had ample opportunity to present the motion. [Citations omitted].””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Helker

2. ““. . . . The motion shall be made before trial or hearing unless opportunity therefor did not exist or the defendant was not aware of the grounds for the motion, but the court in its discretion may entertain the motion at the trial or hearing.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Helker