Burrell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “read in conjunction with the repeal of the subdivision regarding children in the witness competency statute, abandoned the previous arbitrary lines drawn regarding age, in favor of a rule which assumes competency until otherwise demonstrated by the opponent of the testimony.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aldridge v. State · Richard v. State

2. “failure to presumptively exclude children does not prohibit special inquiry into their competency prior to testifying when the issue is raised by a defendant.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aldridge v. State · Richard v. State

3. “[elvery person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules or by act of the Indiana General Assembly.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aldridge v. State · Harrington v. State