State v. Spaeth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “derived from a legitimate source wholly independent of the compelled testimony.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gregory M. Sahs · 370 Wis. 2d 702 - State v. Quigley

2. “No person . . . shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Tomas Jaymitchell Hoyle · State v. Gregory M. Sahs

3. “[The probation agent's] own testimony revealed that Spaeth was required to take the polygraph examination or face a sanction, including possible revocation. This compulsion is authorized by statute and rule, demonstrated in the cases, and testified to by the [Department of Corrections] agent involved. All parties agree that this case involves compulsion. As a result, we have no difficulty determining that Spaeth was compelled, under the rules of his probation, to answer truthfully during the polygraph examination.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gregory M. Sahs