State v. Hunt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The United States Supreme Court has held that due process does not require the State to make complete disclosure to defendant of all of the investigative work on a case. “[N]o statutory provision or constitutional principle requires the trial court to order the State to make available to a defendant all of its investigative files relating to his case -” Furthermore, N.C.G.S. § 15A-904(a) provides: (A) [T]his Article does not require the production of reports, memoranda, or other internal documents made by the prosecutor, law-enforcement officers, or other persons acting on behalf of the State in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the case, or of statements, made by witnesses or prospective witnesses of the State to anyone acting on behalf of the State. [T]he work product or investigative files of the district attorney, law enforcement agencies, or others assisting in the preparation of the case are not open to discovery[.]””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 282 F. Supp. 2d 355 - Powell v. Lee

2. “(1) Is exempted by ruling of the court on the ground of privilege from testifying concerning the subject matter of his statement; or (2) Persists in refusing to testify concerning the subject matter of his statement despite an order of the court to do so; or (3) Testifies to a lack of memory of the subject matter of his statement; or (4) Is unable to be present or to testify at the hearing because of death or then existing physical or mental illness or infirmity; or (5) Is absent from the hearing and the proponent of his statement has been unable to procure his attendance ... by process or other reasonable means.”

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

3. “In this case we need not and do not question the general evidentiary rule that a defendant’s testimony at a former trial is admissible in evidence against him in later proceedings. A defendant who chooses to testify waives his privilege against compulsory self-incrimination with respect to the testimony he gives, and that waiver is no less effective or complete because the defendant may have been motivated to take the witness stand in the first place only by reason of the strength of the lawful evidence adduced against him.”

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