Carr v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

74 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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Every skilled trial advocate knows the crucial importance in such situations of cross-examination. Effective cross-examination here made it necessary that defense counsel be permitted to directly confront the witness with his inconsistent prior statement. To deny to defense counsel the tool necessary for such adequate cross-examination under these circumstances amounts in our view to a denial to the defendant of due process of law.””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Robinson v. State · 173 Md. App. 94 - Massey v. State

2. “"Every experienced atrial judge and trial lawyer knows the value for impeaching purposes of statements of the witness recording the events before time dulls treacherous memory. Flat contradiction between the witness’ testimony and the version of the events given in his reports is not the only test of inconsistency. The omission from the report of facts related at the trial, or a contrast in emphasis upon the same facts, even a different order of treatment, are also relevant to the cross-examining process of testing the credibility of a witness’ trial testimony.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

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

3. ““First, Md. R. [4-263(a)(2) ] is concerned only with the subjects specified in parts [(A), (B), and (C)]. Second, Md. R. [4-263(g)] limits that which is discoverable under Md. R. [4-263(a)(2) ] to ‘material and information in the possession or control of [the State’s Attorney, of] members of his stall and of any others who have participated in the investigation or evaluation of the case and who either regularly report or with reference to the particular case have reported to his office.’ Third, the information must be relevant. This is the same limitation which courts traditionally apply and which turns on the legal issues under the facts and circumstances of the case.””

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