Koehler v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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48 state decisions

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

1. “Exposing a witness’ motivation to testify for or against the accused or the State is a proper and important purpose of cross-examination.”); Koehler v. State, 679 S.W.2d 6, 9 (Tex.Crim.App.1984) ("Thus, '[gjreat latitude should be allowed the accused in showing any fact which would tend to establish ill-feeling, bias, motive and animus upon the part of any witness testifying against him’ ... when the purpose of cross-examination is to bring out facts which will give to the jury the attitude, motive and interest which might affect the credibility of the witness ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jeri Dawn Montgomery v. State · R---M---G v. State

2. “[A]ny question asked of a witness on cross-examination, which might have a tendency to show the witness'[s] credibility, is always a proper question.”

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

3. “Great latitude should be allowed the accused in showing any fact which, when tested by human experience, infers or would tend to establish bias or motive upon the part of any witness testifying against him, for the motives which operate upon the mind of a witness when he testifies are never regarded as immaterial or collateral matters.”

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