State v. John H. Silva’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) consider the evidence in light of the jury charge, (2) independently assess the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence, and then (3) determine whether he or she would have reached a result different from that reached by the jury.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Thomas H. Matthews · State v. Francisco Guerrero

2. “will not overturn a trial justice's determination with regard to such a motion unless we determine that the trial justice committed clear error or that he or she overlooked or misconceived material and relevant evidence [relating] to a critical issue in the case.”

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

3. “the trial justice agrees with the jury's verdict or if the evidence is such that reasonable minds could differ as to the outcome, he or she should deny the motion for a new trial.”

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