State v. Coy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 21 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “does not arise from the confrontation of the opponent and the witness,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wildermuth v. State · Coy v. Iowa

2. “Whether a private citizen has become an agent or instrument of the state depends on the total circumstances surrounding the challenged conduct. Factors variously considered and weighed by courts include: (1) whether the state directly or indirectly encouraged or participated in the challenged conduct; (2) whether the state, although knowing the challenged conduct was occurring or likely to occur, did nothing to prevent it; (3) whether the challenged conduct was intended to assist law enforcement officials or to further some other end; and (4) whether law enforcement officials themselves could have undertaken the conduct without violating the defendant’s fourth amendment rights.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Knudsen

3. “The court may require a party be confined to an adjacent room or behind a screen or mirror that permits the party to see and hear the child during the child’s testimony, but does not allow the child to see or hear the party. However, if a party is so confined, the court shall take measures to insure that the party and counsel can confer during the testimony and shall inform the child that the party can see and hear the child during testimony.”

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