State v. Watts’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
June 2000
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Robinson · State v. O'CONNELL · State v. Hall · State v. Fuhrmann · State v. Chadwick
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To determine if a statement is spontaneous, the trial court must consider the circumstances under which the statements were made. Relevant factors include the nature of the startling event, whether the use of questions led to statements which otherwise would not have been made, the age and condition of the declarant, the subject matter of the statements used, and the lapse of time. No one factor is conclusive on whether a statement is admissible.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Thap Hy“Oh, my God. What happened to you? Did [your boyfriend] do this?”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.