State v. Small’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The Court: All right. There’s also to be no contact between you and the victims. No contact means no contact, not by phones, beepers or third parties. All right. And what do you wish to say, sir? “[The Defendant]: Okay. I do disagree with a lot of things that are going on that people are saying that I did or said. Okay. And, I hear you tell me that if I get involved with them again or whatever, you’re going to withdraw my plea. “The Court: No, you get involved with them again [and] you’re going to jail for four years [and] eleven months.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 17-18 n.3. “[The Defendant]: Four years [and] seven months, whatever— “The Court: Eleven months. “[The Defendant]: — eleven months, whatever you suggest. Okay. Well, I feel as though like this, a lot of the stuff that’s being said in these things is a he. So, they can call here and say the same he, then somebody come get me for— “The Court: It has to be — I have to find probable cause . . . .” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 18 n.4. “The Court: All right. No contact means no contact, not by phones, beepers or third parties. If I find out you’re having contact and I feel there’s probable cause for the arrest, I can give you up — I will be able to give you up to four years and eleven months in jail. Do you agree to that? “[The Defendant]: Yes, I did.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 18 n.5.”

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