State v. Fraga’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An appellant may be entitled to a new trial in rare cases where the errors, when taken cumulatively, have the effect of denying [the] appellant a fair trial. When considering a claim of cumulative error, we look to the egregiousness of the errors and the strength of the State's case.”

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

2. “we consider whether the district court provided the jury a cautionary instruction, whether the State dwelled on the evidence in closing argument, and whether the evidence of guilt was strong.”

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

3. “a reasonable possibility that the alleged error substantially affected the verdict.”

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