Handley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The court may either of its own motion or upon the application of the [district attorney], and the furtherance of justice, order an action or indictment to be dismissed; but in that case the reasons of the dismissal must be set forth in the order, which must be entered upon the minutes.” (Emphasis added.) The subsequent section 817, provides: “An order for the dismissal of the action, as provided in this Article, is not a bar to any other prosecution for the same offense.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State · Claghorn v. Brown

2. ““Where defendant had not been in jeopardy, a dismissal of the prosecution under the statutes cited above, was not a bar to a subsequent prosecution for the same offense.” at page 218 of 422 P.2d. We therefore hold in the instant matter:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Claghorn v. Brown

3. ““An order for the dismissal of the action, as provided in this Article, is not a bar to any other prosecution for the same offense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State