State v. Rolfe’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
April 2021
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Waller v. Georgia · Globe Newspaper Company v. Superior Court for County of Norfolk · Gregory v. United States · Reavis v. Antinore · Hopkins v. Arizona Department of Real Estate
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the trial court found that A.F.[, the victim,] was quite young — only nine years old when the abuse began and thirteen at the time of trial — and that A.F. showed psychological immaturity and lack of understanding of some of the sexual terminology used in the courtroom. The trial court also noted the prolonged and disturbing nature of the abuse alleged. The trial court observed that A.F. had difficulty relating her victimization to others, even to A.F.’s counselor. A.F. feared Rolfe and his manipulation of her family, and also felt betrayed and confused. At the time of trial, A.F. was suffering from stress-related illness including vomiting, weight loss, and trouble concentrating. Additionally, the trial court found that A.F. sought to protect others from the horrific details of her abuse, and that A.F. was concerned she would not be able to answer questions as completely in an open courtroom. The trial court also found that the family wished the courtroom to be closed during A.F.’s testimony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Slota“Because the courtroom remained open to the representatives of the media, the closure in this case did not 'implicate the same secrecy and fairness concerns' as a total closure.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Uhre“[E]ven though a substantial reason, rather than an overriding interest, may justify the partial closure of the courtroom, the rest of Waller 's requirements must be addressed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Uhre
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.