Gonzalez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

40 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Although many dying declarations may not be testimonial, there is authority for admitting even those that clearly are. [Citations omitted.] We need not decide in this case whether the Sixth Amendment incorporates an exception for testimonial dying declarations. If this exception must be accepted on historical grounds, it is sui generis.” 541 U.S. at 56 n.6.”

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

2. “if a witness is absent by [the defendant’s] own wrongful procurement, [the ^defendant] cannot complain if competent evidence is admitted to supply the place of that which he has kept away. The Constitution does not guarantee an accused person against the legitimate consequences of his own wrongful acts.”

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

3. “In other words, the rule is based on 'common honesty' and the maxim that 'no one shall be permitted to take advantage of his own wrong.'”

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