State v. Ringer’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. “applied the wrong legal standard in the exercise of its discretion or . . . the facts of record fail to support the circuit court's decision.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 385 Wis. 2d 212 - State v. Nelson · State v. Muhammad Sarfraz

2. “If the defendant is accused of a crime under s. 940.225, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, 948.09, or 948.095, or under s. 940.302(2), if the court finds that the crime was sexually motivated, as defined in s. 980.01(5), any evidence concerning the complaining witness's prior sexual conduct or opinions of the witness's prior sexual conduct and reputation as to prior sexual conduct shall not be admitted into evidence during the course of the hearing or trial, nor shall any reference to such conduct be made in the presence of the jury, except the following, subject to s. 971.31(11): 1. Evidence of the complaining witness's past conduct with the defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Sarfraz

3. “(i) the proffered evidence relates to sexual activities between the complainant and the defendant; (ii) the evidence is material to a fact at issue; and (iii) the evidence of sexual contact with the complainant is of 'sufficient probative value to outweigh its inflammatory and prejudicial nature.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Muhammad Sarfraz