Clein v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 37 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"In all counties having a population of 315,000 or more according to the last State or Federal Census, the grand jury shall consist of twenty-three jurors; provided that after a grand jury of twenty-three is empanelled (sic) and convened, fifteen members of such grand jury shall constitute a quoroum (sic) and may transact business, and an indictment or presentment shall be found and returned only upon the concurrence of twelve or more grand jurors."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Yoo Kun Wha v. Kelly · 64 So. 2d 261 - Lightfoot v. State

2. ““In the opinion of the court, the position of the witness is untenable. Though there is a canon of journalistic ethics forbidding the disclosure of a newspaper’s source of information, — a canon worthy of respect and undoubtedly well-founded, it is subject to a qualification: It must yield when in conflict with the interests of justice, — the private interests involved must yield to the interests of the public.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morgan v. State · In Re Appeal of Goodfader

3. “"It may be said broadly, but certainly, that any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or its dignity, is a contempt. The test is not the physical propinquity of the act to the court, but its tendency to directly affect the administration of justice." [c.o.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 645 So. 2d 71 - Schenck v. State · 537 So. 2d 150 - Tarrant v. State