Pyle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

87 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 89 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`must be truthful in the sense that the information put forth is believed or appropriately accepted by the affiant as true.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moya v. State · Sims v. State

2. “The answer lies in whether Heflin was properly a rebuttal -witness. If so, the state was not required to disclose him before trial. Asher v. State, 303 Ark. 202 , 795 S.W.2d 350 (1990); Weaver v. State, 290 Ark. 556 , 720 S.W.2d 905 (1986). Also, the scope of his testimony in that event is given wide latitude, and it will not be restricted merely because it could have been presented on direct. Birchett v. State, 289 Ark. 16 , 708 S.W.2d 625 (1986). The definition of rebuttal evidence found in Birchett v. State is instructive. We wrote that genuine rebuttal evidence “consists of evidence offered in reply to new matters.” Id. at 20 . We said that evidence can still be categorized as genuine rebuttal evidence even if it overlaps with the evidence in chief. However, the evidence must be responsive to that which is presented by the defense. Id. at 19 .”

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

3. “the cross-examining party would be entitled to prove the issue as part of the case in chief, or if the evidence is relevant to show bias, knowledge, or interest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Balentine v. Sparkman