State v. Alo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 28 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. “There is nothing more basic and more fundamental than that the accused has a constitutional right to remain silent, and the exercise of this privilege may not be used against him.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mainaaupo · State v. Pada

2. “The initial questions had a legitimate tendency to test the memory and the veracity of the witness, and the question involving Detective Springer, in view of the defendant’s answers to the preceding questions, went to the credibility issue of whether he had in fact given his exculpatory version to the police as he claimed he did. The questions asked on cross-examination were a natural and logical sequel to the defendant’s testimony on direct examination. Objectively appraised, the thrust of the prosecution’s examination was not calculated to penalize the defendant for his silence in the face of custodial interrogation after he had been given the Miranda warnings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alo v. Olim

3. “Q And what happened? A And he asked me, “Where is your girl friend?” I told him, “Where is she? I thought she was in the apartment.” And then he told me, “You know what happened,” and I told him, “I don’t know. I just came back from a walk.” And then he put the handcuffs on me and he took me downstairs. (Tr. at 186).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alo v. Olim