State v. Goins’s Empirical Analysis

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1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[b]ecause the prosecution made reasonable efforts to locate [Estrada], though perhaps not all efforts 'humanly possible,' ... the prosecution acted in good faith, and ... the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding [Estrada] to be unavailable for purposes of rule 804.”

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

2. “(A) was given as a witness at a trial, hearing, or lawful deposition, whether given during the current proceeding or a different one; and (B) is now offered against a party who had ... an opportunity and similar motive to develop it by direct, cross-, or redirect examination.”

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

3. “to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement.”

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