State v. Barkmeyer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he trial justice has a 'front row seat' during the trial so that he can best evaluate the effects of any prejudice on the jury.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. John Cavanaugh · State v. Joshua Rathbun

2. “a trial justice's decision on a motion to pass the case is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial justice, and this Court will not disturb the ruling on such a motion absent an abuse of discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. John Cavanaugh · State v. Joshua Rathbun

3. “It is well settled that a decision to pass a case and declare a mistrial are matters left to the sound discretion of the trial justice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Leron Porter · State v. Joshua Rathbun