State v. Martin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We believe that the reasoning of Monterroso represents the sensible approach and choose to follow it instead of Jordan. Crawford provided an in-depth discussion of the right of confrontation as it existed at the time the sixth amendment was ratified and offered a strong statement regarding . . . the admissibility of dying declarations. Considering the Supreme Court’s guidance on the issue, we are reluctant to expand that right beyond the historical parameters indicated in Crawford.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 189 N.C. App. 166 - State v. Calhoun

2. “The existence of [the dying declaration] exception as a general rule of criminal hearsay law cannot be disputed. . . . Although many dying declarations may not be testimonial, there is authority for admitting even those that clearly are. . . . We need not decide in this case whether the Sixth Amendment incorporates an exception for testimonial dying declarations. If this exception must be accepted on historical grounds, it is sui generis.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 947 So. 2d 517 - Williams v. State

3. “While the defendant can waive his right to be present at a stage of trial, the decision to waive the right is not for counsel to make but a personal decision for defendant to make after consultation with counsel.”

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