State v. Gomes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A motion in limine is inherently conditional.” State v. Carvalho, 892 A.2d 140, 146 (R.I.2006). In almost all instances, ”[t]he preliminary grant or denial of an in limine motion 'need not be taken as a final determination of the admissibility of the evidence referred to in the motion.'”

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

2. “offer of proof to the effect that another person had a motive to commit the crime with which a defendant is charged must not only allude to the motive but must also point to”

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

3. “evidence tending to show the third person's opportunity to commit the crime and a proximate connection between that person and the actual commission of the crime.”

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