State v. Proctor’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 1986
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Walden · State v. Anderson · State v. Sanderson · State v. Smart · State v. Martin
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.
“The determination of the materiality and relevancy of evidence is a matter within the discretion of the trial judge. [Citing cases.] Evidence is relevant if it tends to prove or disprove a fact in issue or corroborates relevant evidence bearing on the principal issue. [Citing cases.] It is settled that doubts as to the relevancy of evidence should be resolved in favor of the admissibility of the evidence. [Citing cases.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Rapheld
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.