State v. Moretti’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Among the options available to a defendant faced with such a circumstance would be to call a witness who was present at the hearing in which the District Court judge impermissibly denied the defendant counsel, or, the defendant might offer evidence of a timely but unsuccessful appeal of such an unlawful conviction.” Moretti, 521 A.2d at 1010-11 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Medeiros

2. ““Effect of conviction for crime.—No person shall be deemed an incompetent witness because of his conviction of any crime, or sentence to imprisonment therefor; but shall be admitted to testify like any other witness, except that conviction or sentence for any crime or misdemeanor may be shown to affect his credibility."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Simpson