State v. Ivy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b) The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule if the declarant is unavailable 1 as a witness: [[Image here]] (6) Forfeiture by Wrongdoing. — A statement offered against a party that has engaged in wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailability of the declarant as a witness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Brooks

2. “The [forfeiture by wrongdoing] rule contains no limitation on the subject matter of the statements that it exempts from the prohibition on hearsay evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Zimmerman

3. “is not limited to those cases in which a formal charge or judicial proceeding was pending against a defendant when the declarant's statements were made”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Peterson