People v. Cantave’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The essential element of the exception is that the declarant spoke while under the stress or influence ** of the excitement caused by the event, so that [their] reflective capacity was stilled”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Cummings

2. “declarant is exposed to a startling or upsetting * event that is sufficiently powerful to render [their] normal reflective processes inoperative”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Cummings

3. “The spontaneity of the declaration guarantees its trustworthiness and reliability”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Cummings