State v. Perez’s Empirical Analysis

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9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In cases in which the defense of selective prosecution has been asserted ... the defendant must prove (1) that others similarly situated have generally not been prosecuted and that he has been singled out and (2) that he is the victim of invidious discrimination based on impermissible considerations such as race, religion, or the exercise of a constitutionally protected right.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 174 Conn. App. 675 - State v. O'Donnell

2. “[A]n evidentiary hearing to prove selective prosecution is not a matter of right and is not available to every defendant, but rather is to be granted at the discretion of the trial court following a prima facie showing by the defendant that a legitimate claim exists with regard to both prongs of the selective prosecution test.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 174 Conn. App. 675 - State v. O'Donnell