Raso v. Wall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 17 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “by a preponderance of the evidence that the applicant [was] unreasonably delayed in seeking relief and that the state is prejudiced by the delay.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Adless Desamours v. State of Rhode Island · 205 Md. App. 141 - Lopez v. State

2. “Although on its face, this language provides that there is no statutory limitation on the time in which an applicant may file an application for postconvietion relief, the existence of such language does not preclude the application of the doctrine of laches. In our judgment, it would be absurd to read “at any time” as constituting a limitless “Open Sesame” in which an applicant could file an application for postconviction relief at literally any time without weight being given to the possible prejudice to the state wrought by the passage of time. Accordingly, we construe the statutory term as meaning at any reasonable time.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. State · 205 Md. App. 141 - Lopez v. State

3. “Although the concept of laches originated in the courts of chancery, it is today often employed in situations in which the relief sought is not readily classifiable as equitable in nature.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Northern Trust Co. v. ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY