Roberts v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

55 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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A threat made by police officers to arrest or punish a close relative or a promise to free a relative of a prisoner in exchange for a confession may render the prisoner’s subsequently made confession inadmissible in evidence. People v. Steger, 16 Cal.3d 539 , 128 Cal.Rptr. 161 , 546 P.2d 665 (1976). 80 A.L.R.2d 1428 , 1438. However, where no express or implied promise or threat is made by the police, a prisoner’s belief that his cooperation will benefit a relative will not render the prisoner’s subsequent confession inadmissible in evidence. People v. Steger, supra. See 80 A.L.R.2d 1428 , 1438. “Even when police have made a vague promise to see ‘what could be done’ about freeing a prisoner’s friends, it did not render a confession made subsequently inadmissible when the subject of leniency for the friends was introduced initially by the prisoner and not the police. People v. Kendrick, 56 Cal.2d 71 , 14 Cal.Rptr. 13 , 363 P.2d 13 (1961).””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ramos · Freeman v. State

2. ““(6) Motions to suppress evidence — When a hearing on the motion to suppress evidence is granted, the court may determine the merits of said motion on the motions themselves, or upon opposing affidavits, or upon oral testimony, subject to the discretion of the court; “Sec. 2. When a criminal case is set for such pre-trial hearing, any such preliminary matters not raised or filed seven days before the hearing will not thereafter be allowed to be raised or filed, except by permission of the court for good cause shown; provided that the defendant shall have sufficient notice of such hearing to allow him not less than 10 days in which to raise or file such preliminary matters. The record made at such pre-trial hearing, the rulings of the court and the exceptions and objections thereto shall become a part of the trial record of the case upon its merits. “Sec. 3. The notice mentioned in Section 2 above shall be sufficient if given in any one of the following ways: “(1) By announcement made by the court in open court in the presence of the defendant or his attorney of record; “(2) By personal service upon the defendant or his attorney of record; “(3) By mail to either the defendant or his attorney of record deposited by the clerk in the mail at least six days prior to the date set for hearing. If the defendant has no attorney of record such notice shall be addressed to defendant at the address shown on his bond, if the bond shows such an address, and if not, it may be addressed to o”

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

3. “A fair interpretation of [the police officer’s] testimony shows that it was not he, but that it was the appellant, who first said the appellant’s wife was innocent and initially introduced the subject of leniency for his wife. Id.”

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