State v. Holbron’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Finally, we consider Defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in admitting State’s Exhibit 4 (Exhibit 4) in evidence. This exhibit was offered to prove Defendant’s prior felony conviction. Exhibit 4 is a redacted copy of a judgment in Criminal No. 57406 indicating that “Darren James Holbron” had been “convicted of ... a felony under the Hawaii [Hawai'i] Revised Statutes.” [[Image here]] The State initially offered State’s Exhibit 3 (Exhibit 3), the unredacted judgment of conviction from Criminal 57406, into evidence.... ... During a lengthy bench conference, counsel and the court discussed methods of admitting the exhibit without revealing the felony involved.... At the conclusion of the discussion, the parties agreed that a redacted version of the judgment would be submitted into evidence.”

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

2. “that element is established if, with respect thereto, a person acts intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly.”

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

3. “[I]t is the duty of the trial judge to give appropriate instructions even if not requested by counsel.”

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