People v. Phillips’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Mandatory Disclosure. In addition to disclosures required by provisions of law other than MCL 767.94a; MSA 28.1023(194a), a party upon request must provide all other parties: (1) the names and addresses of all lay and expert witnesses whom the party intends to call at trial; (2) any written or recorded statement by a lay witness whom the party intends to call at trial, except that a defendant is not obliged to provide the defendant's own statement; (3) any report of any kind produced by or for an expert witness whom the party intends to call at trial; (4) any criminal record that the party intends to use at trial to impeach a witness; (5) any document, photograph, or other paper that the party intends to introduce at trial; and (6) a description of and an opportunity to inspect any tangible physical evidence that the party intends to introduce at trial. On good cause shown, the court may order that a party be given the opportunity to test without destruction such tangible physical evidence. [MCR 6.201(A).][ [6] ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Greenfield

2. “Because a party is not obligated to disclose reports that do not exist, the fact that defendant did not disclose such reports does not constitute "good cause" to modify the requirements of MCR 6.201(A). We recognize that there may be circumstances where good cause does exist to permit a trial court to compel a party to create expert witness reports. For example, good cause may exist when a trial court believes a party is intentionally suppressing reports by an expert witness. However, such circumstances are not present here. [ Id. ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Greenfield

3. “`discovery in criminal cases heard in the courts of this state.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Greenfield