State v. Douglas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

64 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 68 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'... So, without me spending any more time on his story, which is quite frankly unbelievable .... It's the State's position that you should not believe anything he says.' .... *”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Butler · State v. White

2. “‘While it is true that an order in limine excludes evidence that, if admitted, would tend to prejudice the jury, it is not true that a violation of the order always results in prejudice that cannot be cured. We employ a two-part test to evaluate alleged violations of a motion in limine: (1) Was there a violation of the order in limine and (2) if the order in limine is violated, did the testimony substantially prejudice the defendant? The burden is on the defendant to show substantial prejudice. State v. Galloway, 268 Kan. 682, 692-93 , 1 P.3d 844 (2000).””

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

3. “and the district court instructed the jury to disregard the statement. 274 Kan. at 108 , 49 P.3d 446 . This court succinctly concluded:”

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