State v. Lee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 5 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. “while form is not to be exalted over substance in determining the double jeopardy consequences of a rule terminating a prosecution, neither is it appropriate entirely to ignore the form of the order entered by the trial court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Correia III. Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, Chief Judge.

2. “[a] defendant is acquitted only when 'the ruling of the judge, whatever its label, actually represents a resolution in the defendant's favor, correct or not, of some or all of the factual elements of the offense charged.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Correia III. Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, Chief Judge.

3. “The question whether a proceeding violates the constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy is reviewed de novo.”

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