State v. Sylvia’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘[w]hen a probation-violation inquiry turns on a determination of credibility, * * * and the hearing justice, after considering all the evidence, accepts one version of events for plausible reasons stated and rationally rejects another version, we can safely conclude that the hearing justice did not act unreasonably or arbitrarily in finding that a probation violation has occurred.’ ” State v. Sylvia, 871 A.2d 954, 957 (R.I.2005).”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Bouffard · State v. Gromkiewicz

2. “whether the hearing justice acted arbitrarily or capriciously in assessing the credibility of the witnesses or in finding such a violation.”

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

3. “before entry of final judgment, may be treated as timely ‘[i]n the interests of justice and to avoid undue hardship.’”

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