Johnson v. De Toledo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The general rule that a judgment, rendered by a court with jurisdiction, is presumed to be valid and not clearly erroneous until so demonstrated raises a presumption that the rendering court acted only after due consideration, in conformity with the law and in accordance with its duty. ... It is important to recognize that a claim of error cannot be predicated on an assumption that the trial court acted incorrectly. ... Rather, we are entitled to assume, unless it appears to the contrary, that the trial court ... acted properly, including considering the applicable legal principles.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 171 Conn. App. 608 - State v. Snowden · 170 Conn. App. 581 - DeCastro v. Odetah Camping Resort, Inc.

2. “It is important to recognize that a claim of error cannot be predicated on an assumption that the trial court acted incorrectly .... Rather, we are entitled to assume, unless it appears to the contrary, that the trial court ... acted properly, including considering the applicable legal principles.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 172 Conn. App. 329 - State v. Morales