State v. Alberico’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “generally recognized principles governing the admissibility of expert testimony compel us to join those jurisdictions barring testimony concerning [PTSD] when the testimony suggests that the witness possesses special skills in determining from a psychological diagnosis that an alleged victim was in fact sexually assaulted.”

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

2. “there is general acceptance for PTSD as a diagnosis for a psychological condition that may result when an individual experiences an event that is outside the range of the usual human experience and that would be markedly distressing to anyone.”

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

3. “it appears to be universal practice for appellate courts to decide whether a type of scientific evidence is sufficiently reliable to be admitted at trial. We should not abandon the rule of law in the name of trial-court discretion.”

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