State v. Herber’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is the contention of the plaintiff that the bond was forfeited on account of the failure of the principal. Lou Green. to pay the fine and cost of the prosecution. The appeal bond in criminal cases of this character is only conditioned that the accused shall appear and submit to whatever judgment might be rendered and affirmed against him. It is not the intent and purpose of such bonds to secure the payment of the fine and the costs. The bonds only serve, a purpose of staying execution of the judgment and sentence until a hearing can be had on an appeal, and to guarantee the defendant’s appearance at the appointed timte, and submitting to the judgment of the court rendered. Therefore, there was no forfeiture of the bond by failur'e of the defendant, Green, to pay said costs and fine.””

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