Boothe v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Boothe argues [that the officer's statement] is an insufficient foundation upon which to base admission of the breathalyzer results. The State must offer a copy of the document setting out the approved procedures for it to be sufficient. Officer Haverstock's statement was a mere assertion he believed the approved procedures were followed. Such statement was insufficient to prove what the approved procedures were. We agree.”

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

2. “'First, the subject-matter of the expert's opinion must be so distinctly related to some science, profession, business or occupation as to be beyond the knowledge of the average layperson. Secondly, the witness must have sufficient skill, knowledge or experience in the field to make it appear that the witness' opinion or inference will probably aid the trier of fact in the search for truth. [Citations omitted.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Tell City v. Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

3. “(1) The operator administering the test was certified by the department of toxicology; (2) The equipment used in the test was inspected and approved by the department of toxicology; and (8) The operator followed procedures approved by the department of toxicology.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.S.F.