State v. Prout’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 12 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “the lowest grade an inmate can have” and meant that he had to be handcuffed whenever he was outside of his cell. 4 . Although defendant’s notice of appeal was dated February 22, 2013, final judgment did not enter until March 11, 2013. However, as this Court has previously stated, we will”

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

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. Francisco Guerrero

3. “the trial justice agrees with the jury's verdict or if the evidence is such that reasonable minds could differ as to the outcome, he or she should deny the motion for a new trial.”

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