Waugh v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently November 2000
17 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Gerstein v. Pugh · Coleman v. Alabama · Wood v. United States · Myers v. Commonwealth · Maestas v. District Court
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“except for documentary proof of ownership and written reports of expert witnesses, probable cause to bind over a defendant to the Grand Jury must be based upon legally competent evidence which would be admissible at trial.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Houston v. State · Moore v. State“In all criminal cases, prior to presentment and indictment, whether the charge be a misdemeanor or a felony, the accused shall be entitled to a preliminary hearing upon his request therefor, whether the grand jury of the county be in session or not. If the accused is indicted during the period of time in which his preliminary hearing is being continued, or at any time before accused has been afforded a preliminary hearing on a warrant, whether at his own request or that of the prosecutor, he may abate the indictment upon motion to the Court. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH MOTION FOR ABATEMENT SHALL BE GRANTED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ACCUSED'S ARREST. (Underscored matter was deleted by Ch. 760, Acts of 1976; capitalization is for emphasis)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Moore v. State“... The finding that an offense has been committed and that there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed it shall be based upon evidence which may not be inadmissible hearsay, except documentary proof of ownership and written reports of expert witnesses. The defendant may cross-examine witnesses against him and may introduce evidence in his own behalf. Rules excluding evidence from consideration by the magistrate on the ground that it was acquired by unlawful means are applicable....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. State v. Golden
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.