Shaffer v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
31 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 31 later decisions — most recently April 2012 · most notably State v. Grant (1993), Evans v. State (1982)
31 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 Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Starnes v. Penrod Drilling Co. · Michigan v. Tyler · Relford v. Commandant, U. S. Disciplinary Barracks · Lehman Bros. v. Lilly
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“* * * The ultimate test of the propriety of a change of venue is what is revealed in voir dire of the jury panel. * * *”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The order of trial set out in § 7-11-201, W.S.1977, should be followed so that an orderly presentation to the jury might be made, but it would come as a surprise to the Bar of this state if we were to hold that there could be no deviation from the order of trial set out in § 7-11-201, supra. It is necessary from time to time to take witnesses out of order so that parties or witnesses can be accommodated, or in the interests of justice. Lawyers find that it is not always possible to present evidence in the logical way set out in the statute. It has always been the practice in Wyoming to take witnesses out of order, provided it can be shown to the court that it is reasonably necessary. We believe that the trial court’s determination to permit witnesses to testify out of order is a discretionary matter with the court, and should not be disturbed on appeal, unless it can be clearly shown that the trial court abused its discretion. The party who resists taking a witness out of turn has the burden to demonstrate that he has been prejudiced and that the trial judge has abused his discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Sutherland v. State
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.