State v. Suttles’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"(1) There are particular relations in which it is the policy of the law to encourage confidence, and to preserve it inviolate; therefore a person cannot be examined as a witness in the following cases: "(a) A husband shall not be examined for or against his wife without her consent, or a wife for or against her husband without his consent [the testimonial privilege]; nor can either, during the marriage or afterwards, be, without the consent of the other, examined as to any communication made by one to the other during the marriage [the communications privilege]. The exception does not apply to a civil action, suit or proceeding, by one against the other, or to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime committed by one against the other."”

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

2. “(a) A husband shall not be examined for or against his wife without her consent, or a wife for or against her husband without his consent [the testimonial privilege]; nor can either, during the marriage or afterwards, be, without the consent of the other, examined as to any communication made by one to the other during the marriage [the communications privilege]. The exception does not apply to a civil action, suit or proceeding, by one against the other, or to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime committed by one against the other.”

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

3. “"* * * indicate that in subsequent legal proceedings arising out of those reports, the report itself shall be admissible and shall not be deemed in violation of the physician-patient privilege, the husband-wife privilege, or the privilege extended to staff members of schools and to nurses under ORS 44.040. We do not believe, however, that a communication between spouses substantially after the incident, and not part of the initial report, is included within the exception." (Emphasis added)”

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