Gallagher v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “The rule is well established that partially audible recordings may be admitted, within the discretion of the trial court, if their probative value outweighs their potential for [unfair] prejudice and if the omitted [or inaudible] portions are not so substantial as to render the recording unreliable.”

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

2. “[p]olice and prosecutors owe a duty of candor to the court [considering the issuance of the search warrant], particularly in light of the ex parte nature of these proceedings, and must not withhold information which may taint the source of the probable cause they put forth.”

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

3. “We are inclined to agree with federal authorities stating that suppression of evidence will be justified as a result of improper execution of a warrant only if the defendant was actually prejudiced or if non-compliance was intentional.”

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