State v. Shelton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Rule 29.11(b) provides that, in a criminal case, a motion for new trial must be filed not later than fifteen days after the verdict is returned, and for good cause shown, the court may extend the time for filing by one additional period not to exceed ten days.”

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

2. “A trial court abuses its discretion when its ruling is clearly against the logic of the circumstances then before it and when the ruling is so arbitrary and unreasonable as to shock one's sense of justice and indicate a lack of careful consideration.”

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

3. “Rule 29.11(b) 'does not make an exception extending the time to file a motion, even where the newly discovered evidence on which the motion for a new trial is predicated is not discovered until after the filing deadline has passed.'”

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