Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
37
cited by 37 later decisions
1
states following
July 1999
most recently cited
37 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bell v. State · Minton v. State · Moore v. State · Reece v. State · Jones v. State
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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he standard of intelligence required to qualify a child as a witness is not that he be able to define the meaning of an oath, nor that he understand the process under which the oath is administered, but rather that he know and appreciate the fact that as a witness he assumes a solemn and binding obligation to tell the truth relative to the case and concerning such matters as he may be interrogated on, and that if he violates the obligation he is subject to be punished by the court.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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