State v. Powell’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. “there was very extensive cross examination of Branch at the preliminary [hearing] by the attorneys for defendant Franks. [Movant] does not demonstrate nor does it appear that any additional cross examination was necessary. There is no showing of any action by counsel which was detrimental to the interest of the [movant] and advantageous to the interests of Branch.”

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