Starr v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A party who fails to make a contemporaneous objection at trial must' rely on plain error to raise the- issue on appeal, because it is otherwise- procedurally barred. The plain-error doctrine requires a party to prove that an error occurred which resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice. This doctrine is only available when a defendant’s substantive" or fundamental rights have been violated.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bryan Morton v. State of Mississippi · Timothy Allen Wilson v. State of Mississippi

2. “an error that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice or [one that] seriously affects the fairness, integrity[,] or public reputation of judicial proceedings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eddie Dwayne Hollingsworth v. State of Mississippi

3. “whether the trial court deviated from a known legal rule ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eddie Dwayne Hollingsworth v. State of Mississippi