State v. Spaniol’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “This right is generally satisfied when the defense is given a full and fair opportunity to probe and expose a witness'[s] infirmities through cross-examination, thereby calling to the attention of the factfinder the reasons for giving scant weight to the witness'[s] testimony.”

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

2. “The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as applied to South Dakota through the Fourteenth Amendment, requires that in all criminal cases, the defendant has the right 'to be confronted with the witnesses against him.'”

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

3. “The Confrontation Clause applies to witnesses testifying at trial and to the admission of hearsay.”

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