412 So. 2d 1007 - State v. Gaskin’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
77 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 77 later decisions — most recently April 2017 · most notably State v. Narcisse (1983), 750 So. 2d 832 - State v. Snyder (1999)
77 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Bruton v. United States · Kissinger v. Halperin · Weingarden v. United States · 408 So. 2d 1255 - State v. Dewey
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 77 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"It is well established that the test of admissibility of allegedly gruesome photographs is whether their probative value outweighs the possible prejudice that may result from their display to the jury. Photographs of the body of a deceased victim have generally been held relevant to prove the corpus delicti; to corroborate other evidence of the manner in which death occurred; to establish the location, severity and number of wounds; and to establish the identity of the victim. State v. Gaskin, 412 So.2d 1007 (La.1982) ; State v. Lewis, 353 So.2d 703 (La.1977) . After examining the photographs in question, we do not consider that they are gruesome. Moreover, they were relevant to prove the identity of the murder victim and to corroborate the testimony concerning the manner in which the victim was killed. Accordingly, the probative value of the photographs outweighs any possible prejudicial effect."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(j)ustice does not require a severance where only the extent of participation of each defendant is at issue.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““... Moreover, we have held that La. R.S. 15:436, requiring production of the best evidence within a party’s control, is to be applied sensibly and with reason. State v. Fallon, 290 So.2d 273 (La.1974). Such was clearly the case here. Additionally, we have held that absent a showing of prejudice, a conviction will not be reversed on the ground that the best evidence was not produced. State v. Bennett, 341 So.2d 847 (La.1976). No prejudice was shown here.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Wilson
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