State v. Powers’s Empirical Analysis

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14 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) all relevant written or recorded statements or confessions, signed or unsigned, or written summaries of oral statements or confessions made by the defendant, or copies thereof; [[Image here]] “(7) as to those persons whom the State expects to call as witnesses at the trial * * * all written or recorded verbatim statements, signed or unsigned, of such persons and, if no such testimony or statement of a witness is in the possession of the State, a summary of the testimony such person is expected to give at the trial.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. LaChapelle · State v. Kholi

2. “Rule 16(a)(7) provides in pertinent part: “Upon written request by a defendant, the attorney for the State shall permit the defendant to inspect * * * any of the following items within the possession, custody, or control of the State, the existence of which is known * * * to the attorney for the State: * * * * * * (7) as to those persons whom the State expects to call as witnesses at the trial. * * * all written or recorded verbatim statements, signed or unsigned, of such persons and, if no such testimony or statement of a witness is in the possession of the State, a summary of the testimony such person is expected to give at the trial.””

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