State v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 43 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he Legislature is presumed to have intended each word or provision of a statute to express a significant meaning, and the [C]ourt will give effect to every word, clause, or sentence, whenever possible.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re B.H. · Rhode Island American Federation of Teachers/Retired Local 8037 v. Johnston School Committee

2. “'that which impairs or injures the beauty, symmetry or appearance of a person or thing; that which renders unsightly, misshapen or imperfect or deforms in some manner' "); see also State v. Ferrer , Docket No. 47687-8-II, 2018 WL 4896669 , (Wash. App. October 9, 2018) (trial court instructed jury that "[d]isfigurement means that which impairs or injures the beauty, symmetry or appearance of a person or thing; that which renders unsightly, misshapen, or imperfect, or deforms in some manner”

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

3. “a trial justice lacks the discretion 'to completely (or virtually so) prohibit defense counsel from attempting to elicit testimony regarding bias on the part of the witness[.]' " State v. Clark , 974 A.2d 558 , 575 (R.I. 2009) (quoting State v. Tiernan , 941 A.2d 129 , 134 (R.I. 2008) ). "[T]his includes relevant testimony that might be substantially outweighed by the evidentiary factors set forth in Rule 403 of the Rhode Island Rules of Evidence.”

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