110 Conn. App. 608 - State v. Pommer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person is guilty of tampering with a witness if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or about to be instituted, he induces or attempts to induce a witness to testify falsely, withhold testimony, elude legal process summoning him to testify or absent himself from any official proceeding.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Conn. App. 648 - State v. Lamantia · 133 Conn. App. 118 - State v. Ortiz

2. “Review of any claim of insufficiency of the evidence introduced to prove a violation of a criminal statute must necessarily begin with the skeletal requirements of what necessary elements the charged statute requires to be proved.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 171 Conn. App. 436 - State v. Berthiaume · 190 Conn. App. 794 - State v. Pugh

3. “The term witness is broadly defined as any person summoned, or who may be summoned , to give testimony in an official proceeding .... General Statutes § 53a-146(6). The statutory scheme also includes a broad definition of official proceeding, that is, any proceeding held or which may be held before any legislative, judicial, administrative, or other agency or official authorized to take evidence under oath, including any referee, hearing examiner, commissioner, or notary or other person taking evidence in connection with any proceeding.... General Statutes § 53a-146(1).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Conn. App. 648 - State v. Lamantia