Jones v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'errors assigned become moot questions and this court will not retain jurisdiction to decide them.' " Id. (quoting Bartholomew County Hospital v. Ryan , 440 N.E.2d 754 , 757 (Ind. Ct. App. 1982) ). Stated differently, when we are unable to provide effective relief upon an issue, the issue is deemed moot, and we will not reverse the trial court's determination "where absolutely no change in the status quo will result.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Michael Grubbs v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Jose Arcia De La Cruz v. State of Indiana

2. “"A person who is guilty of any willful disobedience of any process, or any order lawfully issued: (1) by any court of record, or by the proper officer of the court; (2) under the authority of law, or the direction of the court; and (3)after the process or order has been served upon the person; is guilty of an indirect contempt of the court that issued the process or order.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jeffrey Metzger v. State of Indiana · In Re Direct Criminal Contempt Proceedings

3. “A public interest exception may be invoked upon the confluence of three elements: (1) the issue involves a question of great public importance; (2) the factual situation precipitating the issue is likely to recur; and (3) the issue arises in a context which will continue to evade review.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Michael Grubbs v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Dayron Bell v. State of Indiana