State v. Goffe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Whether the sanction involves an affirmative disability or restraint, (2) whether it has historically been regarded as a punishment, (3) whether it comes into play only on a finding of scienter, (4) whether its operation will promote the traditional aims of punishment—retribution and deterrence, (5) whether the behavior to which it applies is already a crime, (6) whether an alternative purpose to which it may rationally be connected is assignable for it, and (7) whether it appears excessive in relation to the alternative purpose assigned.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Geise · State v. Krahwinkel

2. “(a) The party accused in a criminal action in the Superior Court may demand a trial by jury of issues which are triable of right by a jury. There is no right to trial by jury in criminal actions where the maximum penalty is a fine of one hundred ninety-nine dollars or in any matter involving violations payable through the centralized infractions bureau where the maximum penalty is a fine of five hundred dollars or less. (b) In criminal proceedings the judge shall advise the accused of his right to trial by jury at the time he is put to plea and, if the accused does not then claim a jury, his right thereto shall be deemed waived, but if a judge acting on motion made by the accused within ten days after judgment finds that such waiver was made when the accused was not fully cognizant of his rights or when, in the opinion of the judge, the proper administration of justice requires it, the judge shall vacate the judgment and cause the proceeding to be set for jury trial. (c) In any criminal trial by a jury, except as otherwise provided by law, such trial shall be by a jury of six.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 1297 - State v. Mitchell, No. T19r-Ci-01-6540392-S (Jan. 4, 2002)

3. “nothing that suggests that `criminal action' in § 54-82b (a) does not mean the same as `criminal prosecution' under the sixth amendment to the federal constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 1297 - State v. Mitchell, No. T19r-Ci-01-6540392-S (Jan. 4, 2002)