State v. Cerda’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If, after conducting this independent review, the trial justice agrees with the jury's verdict or if the evidence is such that reasonable minds could differ as to the outcome, the motion for a new trial should be denied.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jamal Rogers · State v. Joel Najera

2. “(1) consider the evidence in light of the jury charge, (2) independently assess the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence, and then (3) determine whether he or she would have reached a result different from that reached by the jury.”

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

3. “independent judgment on the credibility of witnesses and on the weight of the evidence.”

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