2010 UT App 351 - State v. Doyle’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] due process or "Brady violation occurs only where the state suppresses information that (1) remains unknown to the defense both before and throughout trial and (2) is material and exculpatory, meaning its disclosure would have created a 'reasonable probability' that 'the results of the proceeding would have been different.!"”

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

2. “[F Jor us to reverse defendant's conviction based on the prosecutor's discovery violation, we must conclude that [the] violation 'resulted in prejudice sufficient to warrant reversal under Rule 30' of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure.”

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

3. “When the prosecution introduces unexpected testimony, a defendant 'essentially waive[s] his right to later claim error' if the defendant fails to request a continuance or seek other appropriate relief under Rule 16(g).”

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