Tower v. Oj Phillips’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate ·

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

1. “we will refer to the petitioner by his proper last name of”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Terry Brian Tower v. O.J. Phillips · Tower v. Oj Phillips

2. “No ... motion [other than motions to vacate a sentence in excess of the legal limits] shall be filed or considered pursuant to this rule if filed more than two years after the judgment and sentence become final unless it alleges (1) the facts upon which the claim is predicated were unknown to the movant or his attorney and could not have been ascertained by the exercise of due diligence, or, (2) the fundamental constitutional right asserted was not established within the period provided for herein and has been held to apply retroactively.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Terry Brian Tower v. O.J. Phillips

3. “2 Towler and the State have apparently disputed the status of the armed robbery charges from the initiation of the criminal proceedings against Towler. The source of the dispute has centered on whether the underlying information's allegations that Towler committed robberies while carrying a knife were sufficient to charge Towler with robbery with a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Tower v. Oj Phillips