State v. Westberry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “that can generate the kind of nervous excitement or uncontrolled outbursts captured by the spontaneous utterance exception to the rule against hearsay. 4 At the outset, we appreciate the fact that the unannounced presence of an individual at one's door, in and of itself, may not appear to be among the usual set of circumstances envisioned when evaluating whether a statement is, or is not, admissible as a spontaneous utterance. Although this court has previously suggested that certain events lack the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Conn. App. 518 - State v. Pugh

2. “made in such close connection to [a startling] occurrence and under such circumstances as to negate the opportunity for deliberation and fabrication ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Conn. App. 518 - State v. Pugh

3. “the application of the exception entails a uniquely fact bound inquiry.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Conn. App. 518 - State v. Pugh