Mead v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Waiver of or Failure to Assert Claims. All grounds for relief available to an applicant under this rule must be raised in his original, supplemental or amended application. Any ground finally adjudicated or not so raised, or knowingly voluntarily and intelligently waived in the proceeding that resulted in the conviction or sentence or in any other proceeding the applicant has taken to secure relief may not be the basis for a subsequent application, unless the court finds a ground for relief asserted which for sufficient reason was not asserted or was inadequately raised in the original, supplemental, or amended application.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Gudmundson v. State

2. “If conviction for burglary alone were permitted, the successful burglar [i.e., the burglar who succeeds in committing a theft inside the building] would receive no greater punishment than the unsuccessful one. [Conversely, if] conviction for larceny alone were allowed, ... private areas where our citizens have historically maintained reasonable expectations of greater privacy would receive no more protection against theft than public halls.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Lampkin v. State

3. “No person shall ... be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Catlett v. State