State v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

57 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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(8) Records, reports, statements, or data compilations, in any form, of public offices or agencies, setting forth (a) the activities of the office or agency, or (b) matters observed pursuant to duty imposed by law as to which matters there was a duty to report, excluding, however, in criminal cases matters observed by police officers and other law enforcement personnel, unless offered by defendant, unless the sources of information or other circumstances indicate lack of trustworthiness.””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 82 Ohio App. 3d 354 - State v. Vogelsong · 77 Ohio App. 3d 200 - State v. Beam

2. “[c]ertified copies of police logs showing calibration of intoxilyzer equipment are admissible against a defendant in a prosecution for *Page 4 violation of R.C. 4511.19 , despite the absence of the calibrating officer at trial.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wang, 2007cac090048 (4-28-2008) · State v. Soucie, 08ca0027-M (12-29-2008)

3. “recite an officer's observations of criminal activities or observations made as part of an investigation of criminal activities.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Nichols, 07 Je 50 (3-6-2009) · State v. McKinnon, Unpublished Decision (6-24-2004)