176 Conn. App. 1 - State v. Steele’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

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

1. “the precision of drive testing makes it the preferred method for determining the shape and size of a cell sector”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Morgan · 185 Conn. App. 589 - State v. Montanez

2. “a defendant can prevail on a claim of constitutional error not preserved at trial only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the record is adequate to review the alleged claim of error; (2) the claim is of constitutional magnitude alleging the violation of a fundamental right; (3) the alleged constitutional violation ... exists and ... deprived the defendant of a fair trial; and (4) if subject to harmless error analysis, the state has failed to demonstrate harmlessness of the alleged constitutional violation beyond a reasonable doubt. In the absence of any one of these conditions, the defendant's claim will fail.... The first two steps in the Golding analysis address the reviewability of the claim, while the last two steps involve the merits of the claim.... The appellate tribunal is free, therefore, to respond to the defendant's claim by focusing on whichever condition is most relevant in the particular circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Conn. App. 535 - State v. Turner

3. “A Porter analysis involves a two part inquiry that assesses the reliability and relevance of the witness' methods.... First, the party offering the expert testimony must show that the expert's methods for reaching his conclusion are reliable.... Second, the proposed scientific testimony must be demonstrably relevant to the facts of the particular case in which it is offered, and not simply be valid in the abstract.... Put another way, the proponent of scientific evidence must establish that the specific scientific testimony at issue is, in fact, derived from and based [on] ... [scientifically reliable] methodology.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 Conn. App. 623 - State v. Jackson