State v. Iron Necklace’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. “[¶ 9] I. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in denying Irvine’s motion for substitute counsel? Appointment of substitute counsel is warranted only upon a showing of good cause and where substitution will not unreasonably disrupt the judicial process, (citation omitted). A trial court’s decision on a request for substitution or a continuance will not be reversed on appeal absent a showing of an abuse of discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Loftus · State v. Irvine

2. “The ‘chain of custody’ rule, requires the prosecution to account for the whereabouts of physical evidence connected with a crime from the time of its seizure to its offer at trial ... In Seri, we further said that it was not necessary to establish an absolutely perfect chain of custody, but rather one which strongly suggests the exact whereabouts of the exhibits during that period of time.”

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