State v. Peoples’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As long as 'the trial justice has complied with this procedure and articulated adequate reasons for denying the motion, his or her decision will be given great weight and left undisturbed unless the trial justice overlooked or misconceived material evidence or otherwise was clearly wrong.'”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ricardo Romero · State v. Gaudreau

2. “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

3. “It is well settled that when reviewing a motion for a new trial, the trial justice must determine `whether the evidence adduced at trial is sufficient for the jury to conclude guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gaudreau · State v. Leron Porter