State v. Lane’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Irrespective of the outcome of subsequent appeals and subsequent motions for post-conviction relief, however, the trial court must act in conformity with final dispositions attained at the time and disregard contingencies dependent on proceedings which have not matured. Any other rule, particularly as to post-conviction proceedings in criminal cases, would virtually stalemate the process.... In so holding, we express no opinion as to relief [the petitioner] would otherwise be entitled to receive were the [prior] conviction to be finally reversed, a fact situation beyond the present ease.”

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