State v. Rodriquez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““No trial justice may be expected to be endowed with that quantum of total recall which would enable him or her at the conclusion of the charge to be certain that all necessary points have been covered accurately and completely. At this point it is incumbent upon trial counsel to point out to the judge specifically and clearly those areas in which corrections or further instructions may be needed.””

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

2. ““expressly bars a party from assigning as error any portion of a charge or omission therefrom unless he specifically directs the trial justice’s attention to the matter to which he objects and gives the ground for his objection.” State v. Rodriquez, — R.I. —, —, 478 A.2d 171, 173 (1984) (quoting State v. Dionne, — R.I.-,-, 442 A.2d 876, 885 (1982)).”

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