33 Md. App. 1 - Boone v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The general rule is that where the credibility of a witness has been impeached in such a way as to indicate that his present testimony may be a fabrication, prior consistent statements are admissible for rehabilitative purposes if they would tend to show that such consistency was present prior to the time of probable fabrication.” (Citations omitted, emphasis added).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 49 Md. App. 210 - Coleman v. State · 83 Md. App. 279 - Cole v. State

2. ““To warrant the admission of evidence of a witness’ general character or reputation for truth and veracity in support of such witness, there must be some special or particular element introduced in the case by which such witness is impeached or discredited____ Thus, where a defendant in a criminal case elects to testify in his own behalf, and where his credibility is not attacked, except by contradiction of his testimony, evidence sustaining his reputation for truth and veracity is not admissible.’ ””

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