State v. Edwards’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. “The essential test for admissibility of an excited utterance is whether it was made under such circumstances as to indicate it is trustworthy. The rationale of this exception to the hearsay rule is that, if the statement is made under the immediate and uncontrolled domination of the senses as a result of the shock produced by an event, the utterance may be taken as expressing the true belief of the de-clarant. “The utterance must be made under the immediate and uncontrolled dominion of the senses and during the time when consideration of self-interest could not have been brought to bear through reflection or premeditation.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lindsay v. Mazzio's Corp.

2. “the only issue raised on appeal [wa]s whether the court erred in admitting the weapons in evidence as exhibits. [The detective] was permitted to testify about finding the knives without objection, and in fact defense counsel questioned him about them, and argued their irrele- vanee, and allowed the State to argue their relevance without objection, and [defendant does not claim on appeal that this was error.”

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