Moore v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]e view the evidence and inferences that may be reasonably drawn therefrom in a light most favorable to the prevailing party on the motion, here, the State. We defer to the motions court’s factual findings and uphold them unless they are shown to be clearly erroneous. We, howev er, make our own independent constitutional appraisal, by reviewing the relevant law and applying it to the facts and circumstances of this case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 205 Md. App. 93 - Warren v. State

2. “The trial court’s determination regarding whether a confession was made voluntarily is a mixed question of law and fact. As such, we undertake a de novo review of the trial judge’s ultimate determination on the issue of voluntariness. Our review of the Circuit Court’s denial of Appellant’s motion to suppress is limited to the record of the suppression hearing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 205 Md. App. 93 - Warren v. State