Scoggins v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
January 2018
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Arizona v. Youngblood · Bowsher v. Merck & Co. · State v. Chouinard · State v. Beachum · State v. Sanchez
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Exclusion of all evidence which the lost evidence might have impeached, or admission with full disclosure of the loss and its relevance and import. The choice between these alternatives must be made by the trial court, depending on its assessment of materiality and prejudice. The fundamental interest at stake is assurance that justice is done, both to the defendant and to the public.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ware
How this case has been treated — in progress
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