Rariden v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`* * * The trial court in its discretion has wide latitude in permitting cross-examination to test the credibility of a witness by disclosing his general attitude toward the circumstances of the case, his interest, his motives, his prejudices, character and other influences which operate upon the mind, and only clear abuse of such discretion demands reversal.' (Emphasis ours). Blue v. State (1946), 224 Ind. 394 , 67 N.E.2d 377 , cert. denied 1947, 330 U.S. 840 , 67 S.Ct. 976 , 91 L.Ed. 1286 . Our attitude, on review, should be the same, whether the error claimed is the admission or the rejection of cross examination. Error, if any, must clearly appear, as we are slow to intervene in such cases.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 155 Ind. App. 510 - Webster v. State · Brooks v. State

2. ““. . . and where it does not appear that the situation would be changed by the elicited testimony, nor the attitude of the jury be affected by the answer sought, it is in the sound discretion of the trial court as to what extent the cross-examination will be allowed. . . .” (Emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 138 Ind. App. 692 - Brindle v. Harter