State v. Roe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate · 237 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 243 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`they are so blended or connected with the one on trial as that proof of one incidentally involves the other; or explains the circumstances thereof; or tends logically to prove any element of the crime charged.'”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 80 Ohio App. 3d 35 - State v. Price · 88 Ohio App. 3d 18 - State v. Fluellen

2. “In order to preserve the right to appeal the sufficiency of evidence upon which a conviction is based, a defendant must timely file a Crim. R. 29 motion for acquittal with the trial court.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Scarl, Unpublished Decision (12-23-2004) · State v. Alicie, Unpublished Decision (4-13-2005)

3. “This argument is without merit. The trial court explained to the jurors that the appellant was entitled to such list by statute and that it was, in any event, public information. The testimony was relevant to demonstrate that the cellmate did not fabricate his testimony from reading appellant’s “legal papers” as the only such papers he saw were the jury lists. Evid. R. 401. Appellant has not demonstrated that the probative value of such evidence was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. Evid. R. 403(A).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Roe v. Baker