State v. Bourque’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A change of venue shall be granted when the applicant proves that by reason of prejudice existing in the public mind or because of undue influence, or that for any other reason, a fair and impartial trial cannot be obtained in the parish where the prosecution is pending.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 728 So. 2d 416 - State v. Thibodeaux

2. “to the inescapable conclusion that the defendant acted on the spur of the moment out of extreme provocation[,]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 747 So. 2d 164 - State v. Hamilton