State v. Bryant’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he State must produce undisclosed evidence for the trial judge’s inspection once a defendant has established a basis for his claim that it contains material exculpatory or impeachment evidence. The trial judge should then rule upon the materiality of the evidence to determine whether the State must produce it for the defendant’s use.”

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

2. “Brady requires that the State disclose evidence in its possession favorable to the accused and material to guilt or punishment. Pennsylvania v. Ritchie, 480 U.S. 39 , 107 S.Ct. 989 , 94 L.Ed.2d 40 (1987). This rule applies to impeachment evidence as well as exculpatory evidence. United States v. Bagley, 473 U.S. 667 , 105 S.Ct. 3375 , 87 L.Ed.2d 481 (1985). “[EJvidence is material only if there is a reasonable 'probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A ‘reasonable probability’ is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.” Bagley, 473 U.S. at 682 , 105 S.Ct. at 3383 , 87 L.Ed.2d at 494 .”

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