Dagne v. Schroeder’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The admission or exclusion of lay [witness] opinion evidence is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court, and appellate courts will not interfere with such a ruling absent an abuse of discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. CARR v. the STATE. · WOODRUM Et Al. v. GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

2. “[i]if the witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness's testimony in the form of opinions or inferences shall be limited to those opinions or inferences which are (1) [r]ationally based on the perception of the witness; (2) [h]elpful to a clear understanding of the witness's testimony or the determination of a fact in issue; and (3) [n]ot based on scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge[.] At trial, the State tendered a witness who was qualified without objection as an expert in forensic accounting and fraud examination. The expert testified that as part of her training and responsibility, she looks for "things that are odd and suspicious, including discrepancies in the signatures and handwriting”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. CARR v. the STATE.