State v. Bland’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. “(1) Facts to which the absent witness is expected to testify, showing the materiality of the testimony and the necessity for the presence of the witness at the trial;”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Rogers · State v. Williams

2. “(3) Facts showing due diligence used in an effort to procure attendance of the witness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Williams