State v. Hunter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 9 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is not logical relevance alone, however, that secures the admission of evidence. Logically relevant evidence must also be legally relevant ... that is, not subject to exclusion for any one of the following prejudicial effects: (1) where the facts offered may unduly arouse the jury’s emotions, hostility or sympathy, (2) where the proof and answering evidence it provokes may create a side issue that will unduly distract the jury from the main issues, (3) where the evidence offered and the counter-proof will consume an undue amount of time, and (4) where the defendant, having no reasonable ground to anticipate the evidence, is unfairly surprised and unprepared to meet it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 303 F. Supp. 2d 59 - Hunter v. Murphy

2. “On cross examination, [Hunter] inquired about Alvarez’s whereabouts on the afternoon and the evening of October 12 and the morning of October 13, 1997. [Hunter] questioned the witness in detail, and the witness stated his alibi to the jury. His answers were clear and specific.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 303 F. Supp. 2d 59 - Hunter v. Murphy