State v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Sprague · State v. Lawrence · State v. Jewett · State v. Hagen
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Given the inherent difficulty in evaluating demeanor, mannerisms, and tone of voice, in addition to the quality of testimony itself, we defer to the factfinder's determination of the credibility of the witness, and the persuasive effect of his testimony.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“If the trial court's findings are not clearly erroneous, we will then review the legal issues ... de novo.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.