State v. Ross’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]o be admissible, evidence must be both logically and legally relevant. State v. Barriner, 111 S.W.3d 396, 400 (Mo. banc 2003). Logically relevant evidence is evidence which “‘tends to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence, or .,. tends to corroborate evidence which itself is relevant and bears on the principal issue of the case.’” Id. at 400-01 (quoting State v. Tisius, 92 S.W.3d 751, 760 (Mo. banc 2002)). Evidence is legally relevant if its probative value outweighs the dangers of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, waste of time, or cumula-tiveness. Id. at 401.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Missouri v. Jerry Lee Rice · Walley v. La Plata Volunteer Fire Department

2. “The conduct of a trial, like any human endeavor, will never be error free. However, the procedures adopted are designed to give the trial lawyer the opportunity and the obligation to bring any perceived error to the attention of the circuit court so that that court is afforded the opportunity to correct the error during the course of the proceedings.”

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

3. “(1) it “preserved] the record for appeal so the appellate court understands the scope and effect of the questions and proposed answers in considering whether the trial judge’s ruling was proper,” and (2) it allows “the trial judge to further consider the claim of admissibility” after having ruled the evidence inadmissible in pretrial hearings.”

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