State v. Rogers’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The right to a public trial 'must give way in rare instances to other interests essential to the fair administration of justice.' " Rogers , 2018 ND 244 , ¶ 14, 919 N.W.2d 193 (quoting State v. Garcia , 1997 ND 60 , ¶ 20, 561 N.W.2d 599 ). An example of one such overriding interest is "the defendant's right to a fair trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Morales

2. “Openness in court proceedings may improve the quality of testimony, induce unknown witnesses to come forward with relevant testimony, cause all trial participants to perform their duties more conscientiously, and generally give the public an opportunity to observe the judicial system.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Morales

3. “Public trials are 'for the benefit of the accused; that the public may see he is fairly dealt with and not unjustly condemned, and that the presence of interested spectators may keep his triers keenly alive to a sense of their responsibility and to the importance of their functions.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Morales