Sharrow v. Dick Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate · 3 state decisions

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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 considering the propriety of any posttrial inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, the majority of jurisdictions have adopted, either by statute or in case law, the rule embodied in rule 606(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence.... Although New York has not adopted a statute similar to rule 606(b), our case law is consonant with its underlying principles.”) (citing cases). Indeed, it appears that most, if not all jurisdictions apply the Mattox rule. See Gosier v. Welborn, 175 F.3d 504 , 511 (7th Cir. 1999) (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Loliscio v. Goord