State v. Torres’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

52 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 52 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A statement which was at the time of its making so far contrary to the declarant’s pecuniary or proprietary interest, or so far tended to subject the declarant to civil or criminal liability, or to render invalid a claim by the declarant against another that a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would not have made the statement unless believing it to be true.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Martinez-Rodriguez · State v. Reyes

2. “In evaluating whether a declarant’s statements satisfy Rule 11 — 804(B)(3) ..., the trial court should examine the statement in light of all surrounding circumstances, including to whom the statement was made, whether the declarant attempted to curry favor with authorities, and whether the statement is collateral to the declarant’s criminal liability or exculpatory of the declarant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Gonzales

3. “we review a trial court's admission of evidence under an exception to the hearsay rule only for an abuse of discretion.”

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