State v. Scacchetti’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) whether the declarant was a victim or an observer; (2) the declarant’s purpose in speaking with the officer (e.g., to obtain assistance); (3) whether it was the police or the declarant who initiated the conversation; (4) the location where the statements were made (e.g., the declarant's home, a squad car, or the police station); (5) the declarant’s emotional state when the statements were made; (6) the level of formality and structure of the conversation between the officer and declarant; (7) the officers’ purpose in speaking with the declarant (e.g., to secure the scene, determine what happened, or collect evidence); and (8) if and how the statements were recorded.”

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

2. “[¡Involvement of government officers in the production of testimony with an eye toward trial presents unique potential for prosecutorial abuse.” Scacchetti, 711 N.W.2d at 514 (quoting Crawford, 541 U.S. at 56 n. 7, 124 S.Ct. at 1367 n. 7) (emphasis added). The court stated that”

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