State v. Reed’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The right to confront witnesses is subject to the following limitations: (1) the evidence must be relevant; and (2) the defendant's right to introduce relevant evidence must be balanced against the State's interest in precluding evidence so prejudicial that it disrupts the fairness of the fact-finding process. If the defendant shows that the evidence is minimally relevant, the evidence must be admitted unless the State can demonstrate a compelling state interest for excluding the evidence. If the evidence is characterized as being of high probative value, there can be no state interest compelling enough to preclude its introduction.”

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

2. “"It is no answer to say, as the government does, that the defense has failed to cast substantial doubt on the accuracy of [the observer's] testimony. Creating such doubt would have been one of the objectives of cross-examination following revelation of the observation post."”

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

3. “[b]ecause Officer Jokela's testimony was critical to the State's proof that Reed actually delivered the drugs, Reed should have been allowed to learn the officer's location and independently verify the accuracy and veracity of Officer Jokela's statement.”

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