State v. Brown’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. ““2. Any counsel appointed under the provision of this section may request an advance of funds necessary to obtain investigative, expert or other services required for an adequate representation, in an ex parte application. Upon a finding, after appropriate inquiry in an ex parte proceeding, that the services are necessary and that the indigent person is financially unable to obtain them, the court shall authorize the immediate advancement of such funds to counsel to obtain such services on behalf of the person .... ””

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

2. “Appellant's knowledge of the alleged misconduct prior to the conclusion of trial prevents its consideration when raised for the first time in the motion for new trial, even though appellant's counsel did not learn of it until after trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O'DELL