State v. Stokes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

40 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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Extrinsic evidence of a prior inconsistent statement by a witness is not admissible unless the witness is advised of the substance of the statement, the time and place it was allegedly made, and the person to whom it was made, and is given the opportunity to explain or deny the statement. If a witness does not admit that he has made the prior inconsistent statement, extrinsic evidence of such statement is admissible.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Washington · State v. Moses

2. “[T]he determination of prejudice must be based on the entire record, and the result will generally turn on the facts of each case.”

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

3. “Under the rules of evidence, a prior inconsistent statement may be admitted when the proper foundation has been laid”

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