People v. Freiman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If the county court dismisses a charge after holding a preliminary hearing under Crim. P. 5(a)(4), the exclusive remedy available to the prosecution is to request leave to file a direct information in the district court. If the district court denies the request, its decision may be appealed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Noline · People v. Noline

2. “The trial court properly applied the standard [balancing the rights of the district attorney to prosecute against the rights of the accused] to the facts of this case. The trial judge found that the actions of the district attorney in first appealing the county court decision unsuccessfully and then attempting to file a direct information had become "oppressive."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Noline

3. “The prosecuting attorney, with the consent of the court having trial jurisdiction, may file a direct information if: [[Image here]] (2) A preliminary hearing was held in the county court and the accused person was discharged....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Stanchieff