State v. Chase’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 41 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) the issue sought to be precluded must be the same as that involved in the prior action; (2) the issue must have been actually litigated; (3) the issue must have been determined by a valid and binding final judgment; and (4) the determination of the issue must have been essential to the judgment.” Id. 5”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wiggs · Christopher Reynolds v. First NLC Financial Services, LLC

2. ““it is our considered opinion that only a specific finding on a material matter of fact fully litigated at the probation-revocation hearing will collaterally estop the state from attempting to prove the same fact at trial. A general finding will not suffice, nor will a specific finding that was not fully litigated unless the state had notice that the issue was to be litigated fully at the hearing and had a fair opportunity to do so.” Chase, 588 A.2d at 123 .”

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

3. “found it incredible that defendant would have breached the terms of his probation by committing the alleged offenses.” Id. Thereafter, the defendant moved to have the charges against him dismissed on the grounds of collateral estoppel, double jeopardy, and due process. See id. The trial justice denied that motion. We reversed. We held that”

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