55 Wash. App. 102 - State v. Alexander’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In order to have full knowledge of the facts and circumstances surrounding a statement, it is necessary that the defendant be allowed to testify in his own behalf. Here, the court made its decision to admit this statement based only on the officer's version of the facts, without permitting the defendant the opportunity to testify or present other evidence, if any. We conclude the court erred, because it failed to comply with CrR 3.5(b). The error is of constitutional magnitude. This issue is dispositive....”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 91 Wash. App. 344 - State v. Williams · State v. Williams

2. “It shall be the duty of the court to inform the defendant that: (1) he may, but need not, testify at the hearing on the circumstances surrounding the statement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 91 Wash. App. 344 - State v. Williams

3. “[t]he Superior Court Criminal Rules shall apply in juvenile offense proceedings when not inconsistent with these rules and applicable statutes”

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