Walter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A statement which was at the time of its making ... so far tended to subject the declarant to civil or criminal liability ... that a reasonable person in declarant’s position would not have made the statement unless believing it to be true. In criminal cases, a statement tending to expose the declarant to criminal liability is not admissible unless corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness of the statement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Travis Wade Coleman, Jr. v. State

2. “Rule 5-803. Hearsay exceptions: Unavailability of declarant not required. The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant is available as a witness: :ji ;ji ;{: sji s}s (b) Other exceptions (1) Present sense impression. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition made while the declarant was perceiving the event or condition, or immediately thereafter.”

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

3. “Both statements that are directly against the declarant’s interest and collateral “blame-sharing” statements may be admissible under Rule 803(24), if corroborating circumstances clearly indicate their trustworthiness. “Blame-shifting” statements that minimize the speaker’s culpability are not, absent extraordinary circumstances, admissible under the rule.”

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