Capano v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 67 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 69 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “from the vantage point of the appellate court in reviewing the trial record, not whether it was apparent to the trial court in light of then-existing law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Buckham v. State · Anker v. State

2. “As a general rule, we must presume that 'the jurors followed the court’s instruction.’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wilhelm v. Ryan · Money v. State

3. “Q: And then February 27, 1998, after you are arrested, Debbie MacIntyre signs a cooperation agreement with the Government, right? A: Yes, she does. I didn’t hear the date you said. Q: February 27,1998? A: Yeah, I don’t know if that’s the date she signed. I know that’s the date she went in. For all I know she had signed it the day before. Q: You kept quiet at the bail hearing which preceded this, right? There was a bail hearing in February to decide whether you would stay in jail. You never said she did it, right? A: I never testified. Q: But you never said it through any means. You never told your attorneys, you never did anything? A: No, I was true to my word. I was protecting her. Q: You were protecting her. February 27th she signs a cooperation agreement with the State? A: Yes. Q: And you’re in jail? A: Yes. Q: You have-according to your testimony, it’s been horrible conditions that you’ve endured in jail, right? A: Very terrible.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 547 F. Supp. 2d 378 - Capano v. Carroll