State v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We will not disturb a trial justice’s findings on an application for post-conviction relief absent clear error or a showing that the trial justice overlooked or misconceived material evidence. * * * However, questions of fact concerning whether a defendant’s constitutional rights have been infringed, and mixed questions of law and fact with constitutional implications, are reviewed de novo. * * * Finally, [findings of historical fact, and inferences drawn from those facts, will still be accorded great deference by this Court, even when a de novo standard is applied to the issues of constitutional dimension.” Id. at 993 (internal quotation marks omitted). 5”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gonder v. State · Larngar v. Wall

2. ““It is well settled that ‘before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the Superior Court justice [is] obliged to determine whether a criminal defendant was aware of the nature of a plea and its effect on his or her fundamental rights, including the right to a jury trial.’ ” Thomas, 794 A.2d at 993 (quoting Ouimette v. State, 785 A.2d 1132, 1135 (R.I.2001)).”

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