State v. Stapley’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
October 2025
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Menzies · State v. Bishop · State v. Lafferty · State v. Dibello · State v. Bluff
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“whether the photograph is in color or black and white; whether it is an enlargement or close-up shot; when the photo was taken in relation to the crime; and whether other details in the photo, aside from the victim, may exacerbate the photograph's impact on the viewer.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“A photograph is not gruesome ... 'merely because it is unpleasant to view.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“a stipulation of fact by defense counsel does not make evidence less relevant, nor is it a basis for depriving the prosecution [of] the opportunity of profiting from the legitimate moral force of its evidence in persuading a jury.”
1 later decision 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.