Morris 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. “If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 190 Wash. 2d 155 - In re Pers. Restraint of Phelps

2. “Although it may be true that many jurors will be aware of the concept of grooming (in practice if not necessarily by name), that does not mean that all jurors will be aware of the concept or that the jurors will have the depth of understanding needed to resolve the issues before them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Personal Restraint Petition Of Todd Dale Phelps

3. “When the subject of an expert's testimony is 'scientific knowledge,' then the basis of that testimony must be grounded in the accepted methods and procedures of science.”

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