Torres v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 25 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently June 2018 · most notably Mason v. Hanks (1996), Averhart v. State (1984)
4 federal appellate · 25 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 Burdeau v. McDowell · Lawrence v. State · Ballard v. State · Zupp v. State · Thomas v. State
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Despite our reluctance to formulate absolute standards for the admissibility of photographs as substantive evidence, we feel compelled to require proof the photograph has not been altered in any significant respect. This is necessary to avoid the dangers of misrepresentation or manufactured evidence which are possible through composite or retouched photographs. Additionally, we suggest a few non-mandatory guidelines for the admission of photographs under the silent witness theory. The date the photograph was taken should be established in certain cases, especially where the statute of limitations or the identity and alibi of the defendant are in question."”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Kindred v. State · Buck v. State“"We have held testimony of a police officer which merely relates to an investigation of alleged crimes and establishes only that the information was received within the officer's own knowledge is not objectionable hearsay. Roberts v. State, (1978) 268 Ind. 348 , 375 N.E.2d 215 , citing Ballard v. State, (1974) 262 Ind. 482 , 318 N.E.2d 798 . In the case at bar, the incriminating statement made by an unknown and unavailable declarant specifically named appellant as the perpetrator of the offense portrayed by the photographs. Any explanation of Officer Ballard's conduct in his investigation would have been properly limited to his testimony that he followed leads provided by the card."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. O'GRADY v. State · Mason v. Hanks“there’s a three (3) prong test whether the material will aid the jury in a proper consideration. I think it will, I mean, none of them have ever been in this house so, they’re entitled to a second look. Whether any party will be unduly prejudiced by the submission of the material—well, I can’t even think of prejudice let alone undue prejudice; and, [three], whether the material may be subjected to improper use by the jury—the photos I don’t think could be improperly used.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Robinson v. State
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.