Frye v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
1
states following
March 2025
most recently cited
17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Iron Shell · Morgan v. Foretich · Laughlin v. State · Buford v. State · Smith v. State
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In all cases in which evidence of character or a trait of character of a person is admissible, proof may be made by testimony as to reputation or by testimony in the form of an opinion. On cross-examination, inquiry is allowable into relevant specific instances of conduct.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Stanton v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.