State v. Chavez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When reviewing a trial court's decision to limit cross-examination, we review the legal rule applied for correctness and the application of the rule to the facts of the case for an abuse of discretion.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vigil · State v. Manwaring

2. “If an error does occur, we must determine whether ... the error was nonetheless 'harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Sheehan · 2015 UT App 160 - State v. Isom

3. “) 3 Accordingly, upon a showing of Confrontation Clause error, reversal is required unless a reviewing court determines that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. T12 Assuming without deciding that the trial court erred by refusing to recall J.B. to the stand, we turn to the second part of this test.”

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