State v. Blair’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In State v. Keller, 126 Mont. 142, 148 , 246 P.2d 817, 820 , we reaffirmed the principle that admission of experimental evidence is one addressed to the trial court, but it was further stated: ‘Substantial similarity of conditions is all that is necessary to render such evidence admissible. 20 Am. Jur., Evidence, §756, p. 628. “Whether the circumstances and conditions are sufficiently similar to render the results of the experiment competent is of course a preliminary question for the court, and unless too wide of the mark, the ruling thereon will be upheld on appeal. ’ ’ State v. Phillips, 228 N.C. 595 , 46 S.E.2d 720, 722 .’ “This court feels, however, that due to the several conflicting versions of the shooting, and the fact that the truthfulness of the witnesses, in the eyes of the jury is of such great importance here that any evidence or exhibits which would aid the jury in its determination which are within the realm of proper admittance should have been made available for the jury’s consideration. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Quigg