State v. Oyarzo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In the instant case, the trial court heard the evidence bearing on the voluntariness of defendant’s statement and ruled the statement admissible. The statements, along with the circumstances surrounding it, were then introduced into evidence for consideration by the jury. During the trial, agent Sedillo’s friendship with the defendant was clearly brought out. Defense counsel referred on a number of occasions to Sedillo’s status as defendant’s ‘protector.’ These matters and their possible bearing on defendant’s giving of the incriminating statements were thus presented to, and considered by, the jury. The trial court and the jury were entitled to find, on the evidence presented, that one statement by a law enforcement agent expressing friendship for the defendant, was not sufficient to render involuntary defendant’s incriminating statements given after proper Miranda warnings.” (274 So.2d at page S21; emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Miles v. State