State v. Mayo’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
2
states following
October 1995
most recently cited
2 district · 8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Martin · State v. Pulawa
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“THE COURT: Okay, the record would note, please, that Mr. LaFountaine [deputy prosecutor] and Mr. Lowenthal are present with me in chambers. Yes, Mr. LaFountaine, you asked for this meeting. MR. LAFOUNTAINE: I’d like to express our intentions at this time and the intentions on the part of the State, that when Rory Mayo, the Defendant, testifies, which we’ve been informed that he will, we intend to cross-examine him in the area of his attempt to deliver something or some type of gift to your Honor, to the Judge of the case; and I want to inform the Court in advance of our intentions in that area. THE COURT: All right. Now— MR. LOWENTHAL: I would, of course, object to his offer to proof [sic] or offer, you know, to cross-examine on that area. It’ll be irrelevant and immaterial in this case. THE COURT: Uh-huh. Well, I had earlier disclosed to the parties about the incident that happened one or two months ago. With the declaration of intentions on the part of Mr. LaFountaine; and Mr. Lowenthal, I believe has already expressed his intention to use Mr. Mayo, the Defendant as a witness in his own behalf; I find that it’s going to be necessary that I, at this point, to disqualify myself from proceeding further with the trial, and will, on that basis call a mistrial. THE CLERK: Call a what? THE COURT: Mistrial. And the matter will be transferred down to Judge Higa’s Court, courtroom number one. MR. LOWENTHAL: I’d like the record to reflect that it is over my objection. I would also lik”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“THE COURT: Okay now, this has to do with a case that’s going to trial this morning: Rory Mayo’s case. I just remembered it. I’d almost forgotten about it; but I just want to disclose to Counsel about a fact. About a month or two ago, I don’t even remember exactly the time, Rory Mayo and a woman friend came to my home to offer me something in a package as a gift. There was no explanation made other than they wanted to give me a gift, and, of course, I declined and said I was in no position to accept anything of that sort. And they kind of, you know, tried to persuade me to accept it, and I finally convinced them that I cannot accept it, and they left. Now, I don’t think it means anything very much but I thought I better let you people know. As a matter of fact, I thought about it this morning, and then I thought “Now, should I disclose it before the trial or after the trial?” and I decided I better do it before the trial. So that’s it. MR. LOWENTHAL [defense counsel]: Has it affected your feelings at all about him or the case? THE COURT: Well, I have feelings about it, but I don’t think it will affect the case. MR. LOWENTHAL: Okay. THE COURT: Okay, anything else, so long as we’re together?”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“. . . under the circumstances of this case, when it became reasonably clear to the trial judge that defendant intended to testify on his behalf and the State intended to cross-examine defendant on matters involving his participation in the purported gift to the trial judge, in order to attack defendant’s credibility because evidence as to his identification was circumstantial, and there is reason to believe that the trial judge could be called as a witness, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declaring a mistrial sua sponte as there was manifest necessity to do so.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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