Hunt v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Although the State must establish a complete chain of custody of the evidence, Graham v. State (1970), 253 Ind. 525, 530-32 , 255 N.E.2d. 652, 654-55, all possibilities of tampering need not be excluded. Everroad v. State (1982), Ind., 442 N.E.2d. 994, 1002; Guthrie v. State (1970), 254 Ind. 356, 362-64 , 260 N.E.2d. 579, 583-84. The State must present only evidence which strongly suggests the whereabouts of the evidence at all times ... [It] is not required to exclude every possibility of tampering. Everroad, 442 N.E.2d. at 1002. It is necessary only that there be reasonable assurances that the exhibit has passed through the various hands in an undisturbed condition. Everroad, 442 N.E.2d. at 1002; Guthrie, 254 Ind. at 362-64 , 260 N.E.2d. at 583-84."”

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