State v. Grenning’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Where the nature of the case is such that copies are necessary in order that defense counsel can fulfill this critical role, CrR 4.7(a) obliges the prosecutor to provide copies of the evidence as a necessary consequence of the right to effective representation and a fair trial.”

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

2. “The discovery rules `are designed to enhance the search for truth,' and their application by the trial court should `insure a fair trial to all concerned, neither according to one party an unfair advantage nor placing the other at a disadvantage.'”

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

3. “It was the State's duty to produce the [requested evidence], and it was the State's burden to show why a protective order was necessary.”

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