State v. Cotty’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[t]his response could reasonably be understood to mean (1) that defense counsel was satisfied that the instructions given by the trial justice after [the] defendant’s objection had cured any perceived error contained therein or (2) that defense counsel, for tactical reasons, had opted not to pursue the matter further. If, at the end of the trial justice’s supplemental charge to the jury, [the] defendant still felt that the substance of the content of request No. 30 had been omitted improperly, [the] defendant should have distinctly stated his objection and the grounds for same on the record at that time.” Id. (emphasis added).”

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

2. ““The requirement in Rule 30 that the objection to an instruction be made before the jury retires (and that it be made with clarity and specificity) is crucial because, once alerted to the perceived error in the instruction that has been given, the trial justice has an opportunity to cure the alleged deficiencies before the jury retires for deliberations.””

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

3. ““Evidence of the habit of a person or of the routine practice of an organization, whether corroborated or not and regardless of the presence of eyewitnesses, is relevant to prove that the conduct of the person or organization on a particular occasion was in conformity with the habit or routine practice.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dawkins v. Siwicki