State v. Shepherd’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The trial court could properly admit the ... expert’s testimony if the court reasonably determined (1) that scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge would assist the jury to understand the evidence or determine a fact in issue; (2) that the witness was qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education; and (3) that the [proponent] made a threshold showing that the principles or methods underlying the testimony were reliable, were based on sufficient facts or data, and had been reliably applied to the facts....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. ConocoPhillips Co. v. Utah Department of Transportation

2. “'reasonable minds could ... rationally have arrived at a verdict of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt based on the law and on the evidence presented.”

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

3. “An ineffective assistance of counsel claim raised for the first time on appeal presents a question of law.”

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