State v. Mauti’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he spouse or one partner in a civil union couple of the accused in a criminal action shall not testify in such action except to prove the fact of marriage or civil union unless (a) such spouse or partner consents, or (b) the accused is charged with an offense against the spouse or partner, a child of the accused or of the spouse or partner, or a child to whom the accused or the spouse or partner stands in the place of a parent, or (c) such spouse or partner is the complainant. [N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-17; N.J.R.E. 501(2).]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Terry · State v. Yolanda Terry and Teron Savoy

2. “the spousal privilege is intended to protect the sanctity and tranquility of marriage from the negative consequences which are 'presumed to attend the compelled condemnation of one spouse by another in a criminal proceeding.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of New Jersey v. James J. Mauti

3. “only in the most narrow of circumstances, such as where a privilege is in conflict with a defendant's right to a constitutionally guaranteed fair trial, would the need prong of its test be satisfied.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State of New Jersey v. Brandon Kane