Ringham v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A party to a superior court proceeding that has been assigned to a magistrate ... may request that an elected judge ... preside over the proceeding instead of the magistrate.... Upon a request made ... by either party, the magistrate ... shall transfer the proceeding back to the superior court judge.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Capehart v. Capehart · Ringham v. State

2. “[a] judge who is unable to attend and preside at his court for any cause may appoint in writing a judge pro tempore to conduct the business of this court during his absence. The written appointment shall be entered in the records of the court.”

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

3. “[lt is a defense that the person who engaged in the prohibited conduct was reasonably mistaken about a matter of fact if the mistake negates the culpability required for the commission of the offense.”

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