State v. Tassone’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Every person guilty of murder in the first degree * * * (3) committed at the direction of another in return for money or any other thing of monetary value from that person; or (k) committed in a manner involving torture or an aggravated battery to the victim * * * shall be imprisoned for life and if ordered by the court pursuant to chapter 19.2 of title 12 such person shall not be eligible for parole from imprisonment.” (Emphasis added.)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Pacheco · State v. Sifuentes

2. “"Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Graham · State v. Lopez

3. ““whether the trial justice carefully considered whether the probative value of the evidence was outweighed by undue prejudice, ‘keeping in mind that even if the evidence offered is of a gruesome nature and might tend to influence the jury unduly, it may nevertheless be admissible if it is otherwise material and competent.’ ” State v. Tassone, 749 A.2d 1112, 1119 (R.I.2000) (quoting State v. Griffin, 567 A.2d 796, 801 (R.I.1989)).”

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