State v. Fuentes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The discretion of a trial court is not to be lightly interfered with as to the granting of a motion for new trial. Nevertheless, the facts in this case 'fairly cry out’ that in the interest of justice a new trial should be granted. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gomez · State v. Chavez

2. ““1. Must have been discovered since the former trial. “2. Must be' such as by- reasonable diligence on'the part.of the defendant could not have been secured at the former-trial. “3. Must be material in its object, and not merely cumulative, corroborative or collateral. “4. Must be such as ought to produce, on another trial, an opposite result on the merits, and “5. Must go to the merits of the case, and not merely impeach the character of a former witness.””

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

3. “[i]t is not a question of which story the judge himself believed to be true, but, rather, whether the defendant should have the right to have all of the testimony submitted to a jury in order that the jury might then determine his guilt or innocence____ [Ajnother jury would have the benefit of all the facts in order to arrive at a fair decision.”

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