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← 2004 VT 56 - State v. Freeman

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.

  1. “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
  2. “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.