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← 167 WASH2D 825 - State v. Pugh

State v. Pugh’s Empirical Analysis

2009

Citation profile

4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
January 2014
most recently cited

4 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Crawford v. Washington · Ohio v. Roberts · Pointer v. Texas · Malloy v. Hogan · Snyder v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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. “exception is more restrictive than the excited utterance exception because excited utterances do not have to be contemporaneous with the event, citing State v. Dixon, 37 Wash.App. 867, 873 , 684 P.2d 725 (1984). ¶ 29 The res gestae doctrine evolved into several present day hearsay exceptions, usually identified as the present sense impression, the excited utterance, and statements of present bodily condition, mental states, and emotions. 2 KENNETH S. BROUN, McCORMICK ON EVIDENCE § 268, at 245-46 (6th ed.2006). Thus, contrary to Pugh's argument,”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
  2. “CP at 221. While some of the information may have been relevant to aid police in resolving the situation, such as whether the suspect was present (he wasn't) and whether he had a weapon (he didn't), an objective line can be drawn between evidence-gathering and resolving the situation. This interrogation crossed that line. Finally, the formality of the interrogation also weighs against finding it was not testimonial, because 911 calls are commonly conducted according to a”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
  3. “If the majority can disregard constitutional text so clear on its face, it amends the constitution by judicial fiat. This undermines the very purpose of a written constitution to define the responsibility of government and the rights of the people in a manner that may be changed only by the people themselves acting through the amendment process. Moreover, the majority does similar violence to the Sixth Amendment right of an accused”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence

How this case has been treated — in progress

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