State v. Seacat’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Kansas law favors the admission of otherwise relevant evidence, and the exclusion of relevant evidence is an extraordinary remedy that should be used sparingly. [Citation omitted.]”

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

2. “On appeal, this determination is reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard, and the burden of proof is on the party alleging that the discretion was abused. [Citation omitted.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ross · Stewart v.Ross

3. “If no death and fire had occurred, and [the victim] had only sought to introduce the threats in the course of a divorce proceeding to make her husband appear dangerous and unstable, then [the victim's] reliability might have been much more suspect. But the fact that she made the statements and was subsequently found dead in a burning house suggests either that she was telling the truth about the threats or that she was a supremely scheming and vindictive suicide victim who nevertheless chose to leave a suicide note absolving her husband of murder.”

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