State v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Such a right may not be given or withheld at the discretion of the trial justice. ‘[The] discretionary authority to limit cross-examination comes into play [only] after there has been permitted as a matter of right sufficient cross-examination to satisfy the Sixth Amendment.’ Springer v. United States, 388 A.2d 846, 855 (D.C.App.1978) (quoting United States v. Bass, 490 F.2d 846 , 857-58 n. 12 (5th Cir.1974)).” 441 A.2d at 552 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Diefenderfer · State v. Parillo

2. ““was the vital element in establishing the defendant’s guilt, the trial justice, by totally precluding the defendant from raising and probing the issues of motive, bias, or prejudice, effectively cut off the defendant’s right to test [the witness’s] credibility fully and adequately.” State v. Freeman, R.I., 473 A.2d at 1154 .”

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