Boyles v. State’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. “The collateral estoppel analysis involves a three-step process: (1) an identification of the issues in the two actions for the purpose of determining whether the issues are sufficiently similar and sufficiently material in both actions to justify invoking the doctrine; (2) an examination of the record of the prior case to decide whether the issue was “litigated” in the first case; and (3) an examination of the record of the prior proceeding to ascertain whether the issue was necessarily decided in the first case.”

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

2. “[w]hen an issue of fact or law is actually litigated and determined by a final and valid judgment and the determination is essential to the judgment”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dm v. Dfys

3. “A person commits the crime of perjury if the person makes a false sworn statement which the person does not believe to be true.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Jerrel v. State