State v. Mincy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “"(1) [T]he opportunity of the witness to view the actor during the event; (2) the witness's degree of attention to the actor at the time of the event; (3) the witness's capacity to observe the event, including his or her physical and mental acuity; (4) whether the witness's identification was made spontaneously and remained consistent thereafter, or whether it was the product of suggestion; and (5) the nature of the event being observed and the likelihood that the witness would perceive, remember and relate it correctly."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Perry · State v. Parra

2. “The court shall not be obligated to charge the jury with respect to an included offense unless there is a rational basis for a verdict acquitting the defendant of the offense charged and convicting him of the included offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Peterson

3. “[W]hen assessing a trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress, we `will not disturb the factual findings underlying the ruling unless they are clearly erroneous.'”

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