People v. McDaniel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The decision whether to admit evidence is within the trial court's discretion and will not be disturbed absent an abuse of that discretion.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 322 Mich. App. 151 - People of Michigan v. Shae Lynn Mullins · People v. McRae

2. “the decision involves a preliminary question of law, [such as] whether a rule of evidence precludes admissibility, the question is reviewed de novo.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 322 Mich. App. 151 - People of Michigan v. Shae Lynn Mullins · 322 Mich. App. 726 - People of Michigan v. Robert Lee Rosa

3. “[t]he hearsay exception in MRE 803(6) is based on the inherent trustworthiness of business records. That trustworthiness is undermined when the records are prepared in anticipation of litigation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Jambor