State v. Mendez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of . . . did not affect the outcome of the trial in light of the entire record, i.e., . . . there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the verdict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ervin

2. “'to conduct the State's case in a manner that does not offend the defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ervin

3. “a fact or factual inferences outside of what the evidence showed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ervin