41 Va. App. 752 - Edwards v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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111 state decisions

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

1. “Although Rule 5A:18 allows exceptions for good cause or to meet the ends of justice, appellant does not argue that we should invoke these exceptions. See e.g., Redman v. Commonwealth, 25 Va.App. 215, 221 , 487 S.E.2d 269, 272 (1997) (“In order to avail oneself of the exception, a defendant must affirmatively show that- a miscarriage of justice has occurred, not that a miscarriage might have occurred.” (emphasis added)). We will not consider, sua sponte, a “miscarriage of justice” argument under Rule 5A:18.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Redmond v. Commonwealth · 49 Va. App. 39 - Mason v. Commonwealth

2. “for good cause shown or to enable the Court of Appeals to attain the ends of justice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 43 Va. App. 559 - Widdifield v. Commonwealth · 43 Va. App. 490 - Farnsworth v. Commonwealth

3. “waives the indictment and then may be tried on a warrant or information. Code § 19.2-217. In this context, we have recognized that the Due Process Clauses of both the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Virginia require that an accused be given proper notification of the criminal charges against him. Thus, we have stated that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Rowe v. Com.