State v. Buckner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If at any time during the course of the proceeding it is brought to the attention of the court that a party has failed to comply with an applicable discovery rule or an order issued pursuant thereto, the court may order such party to make disclosure of material and information not previously disclosed, grant a continuance, exclude such evidence, or enter such other orders as it deems just under the circumstances. Wilful violation by counsel of an applicable discovery rule or an order issued pursuant thereto may subject counsel to appropriate sanctions by the court.””

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

2. “Them desideratum is a quest for truth which promotes informed pleas, expedited trials, a minimum of surprise and opportunity for effective cross-examination. American Bar Standards — Discovery and Procedure Before Trial, § 1.2; see, also, State v. Scott, 479 S.W.2d 438 (1-3) (Mo. banc 1972); State v. Harrington, (Mo.App., Springfield Dist., No. 9713, adopted June 9, 1975). [3]”

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