State v. Ui.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We answer questions of constitutional law by exercising our own independent constitutional judgment based on the facts of the case. Thus, we review questions of constitutional law under the right/wrong standard.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re: P Children · State v. Wilson

2. “[T]he decision to take notice of plain error must turn on the facts of the particular case to correct errors that seriously affect the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Hernandez. · State v. Pada

3. “[I]t is necessary for a trial court to engage a defendant in an on-the-record colloquy before accepting a waiver of any of the rights we have held to be fundamental.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hernandez. · Grindling v. State.