19 Wash. App. 709 - State v. Dault’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Generally, evidence of drug abuse is admissible to impeach the credibility of a witness if (1) there is a showing that the witness is using or is influenced by drugs at the time of testifying, (2) if there is a showing that the witness was using or was influenced by the drugs at the time of the occurrence which is the subject of the testimony, or (3) when a defendant puts his own character in issue. State v. Renneberg, 83 Wash.2d 735, 738 , 522 P.2d 835 (1974). Annot., Use of Drugs as Affecting Competency or Credibility of Witness, 65 A.L.R.2d 705 § 5(a) and § 6 (1975); 50 Wash.L.Rev. 106 (1975).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 405 So. 2d 1314 - Sheffield v. Sheffield

2. “of considerable importance is the fact that the attorneys’ revelations were made in the presence of their clients. Both defendants were present in court at the omnibus hearing. Although the form suggested by [an omnibus hearing] may not be such as would cause the defendants to speak out, they could have consulted with their counsel if in fact the defense was otherwise.”

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