State v. Chavis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]here is no formulaic approach for determining the foundational requirements of qualifications and reliability in non-scientific evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jones · State v. Cartwright

2. “'Specifically, it is improper for a witness to testify as to his or her opinion about the credibility of a child victim in a sexual abuse matter.' " Id . ( quoting Kromah , 401 S.C. at 358-59, 737 S.E.2d at 500 (cautioning forensic interviewers to avoid "any statement that indirectly vouches for the child's believability”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Perry · State v. Cartwright

3. “evidence of mere procedural consistency does not ensure reliability without some evidence demonstrating that the individual expert is able to draw reliable results from the procedures of which he or she consistently applies.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jones · State v. Cartwright