State v. Ross’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

58 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. “If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Gokey

2. “The first requirement recognizes that a trial judge cannot reasonably be expected sua sponte to correct an error unless the error is an obvious one. The second requirement emphasizes only that an error will not be deemed plain unless it is very serious or very prejudicial....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Sims

3. “Plain error will be found `only in a rare and extraordinary case where the error is an obvious one,' and only if the error affects substantial rights of the defendant.”

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