State v. Gulbransen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] stipulation of fact by defense counsel does not make evidence less relevant, nor is it a basis for depriving the prosecution the opportunity of profiting from the legitimate moral force of its evidence in persuading a jury.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Stapley · State v. Vigil

2. “First, [the court] determine[s] whether the photograph is relevant. Second, [it] consider[s] whether the photograph is gruesome. Finally, [it] appl[ies] the appropriate balancing test. If the photograph is gruesome, it should not be admitted unless the State can show that the probative value of the photograph substantially outweighs the risk of unfair prejudice. If the photograph is not gruesome, it should be admitted unless the defendant can show that the risk of unfair prejudice substantially outweighs the probative value of the photograph.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Stapley · State v. Chavez-Reyes

3. “any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Stapley · State v. Chavez-Reyes