State v. Winfrey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] trial court's ruling regarding the admissibility of evidence ... is reviewed for abuse of discretion. The trial court abuses its discretion when its ruling is clearly against the logic of the circumstances and is so unreasonable as to indicate a lack of careful consideration.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Tice · State v. Sallee

2. “this Court reviews the [circuit] court 'for prejudice, not mere error, and will reverse only if the error was so prejudicial that it deprived the defendant of a fair trial.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. ANGALINE RYAN

3. “a reasonable probability that the trial court's refusal ... affected the outcome of the trial”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Koelling v. Mercy Hosps. E. Cmtys.