Guthrie v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
71
cited by 71 later decisions
1
states following
February 1986
most recently cited
71 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Burdeau v. McDowell · Cree v. Goldstein · 47 Cal. 2d 566 - People v. Riser · Graham v. State · Easton 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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'An exhibit is admissible if the evidence regarding its chain of custody strongly suggests the exact whereabouts of the evidence at all times. The State need not exclude all possibilities of tampering, but need only provide "reasonable assurance”
13 later decisions quote this exact passage“* * * where as in the case of seized or purchased narcotics, the object offered in evidence has passed out of the possession of the original receiver and into the possession of others, a chain of possession must be established to avoid any claim of substitution, tampering or mistake, and failure to submit such proof may result in the exclusion of the evidence or testimony as to its characteristics.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““ ‘Specific objection. A specific objection overruled will be effective to the extent of grounds specified, and no further. An objection overruled, therefore, naming a ground which is untenable, cannot be availed of because there was another and tenable ground which might have been named but was not: . . .’ ””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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