Clayton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Procedurally, Clayton is like this case, that is to say in both instances the motion court invoked the escape rule to dismiss a ... motion for postconviction relief without an express finding of whether the movant’s conduct adversely affected the criminal justice system. Relying on Clayton , we conclude that the motion’s court’s failure to explicitly address that issue was not error.”

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

2. ““A reviewing court may invoke procedural rules to protect the orderly and efficient use of its resources. In applying the escape rule, the relevant inquiry is whether the escape adversely affects the criminal justice system. If so, dismissing the escapee’s appeal is appropriate. This determination is left to the sound discretion of the appellate tribunal.””

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