State v. Tomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 11 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Rule 52. Findings by the court (a) Effect. In all actions tried in the family court, the court may find the facts and state its conclusions of law thereon or may announce or write and file its decision or “decision order” and direct the entry of or enter the appropriate decree or order; except upon notice of appeal filed mth the court, the court shall enter its findings of fact and conclusions of law where none has been entered, unless the written decision or “decision and order” of the court contains findings of fact and conclusions of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Gonsales

2. “[theoretically, a party may be able to make out a prima facie case even if the only evidence is a previous inconsistent statement of this type.... In a criminal prosecution, however, it is unlikely that a prior inconsistent statement alone will suffice to support a conviction, since a reasonable juror usually could not be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt by such evidence alone.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 40 F. Supp. 2d 1302 - United States v. Bahe

3. “to `physically abuse' someone under HRS § 709-906(1) means to maltreat in such a manner as to cause injury, hurt or damage to that person's body”

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