Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 1989
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Barnette v. Doyle · Larsen v. State · Doenz v. Garber · State Ex Rel. Wyoming Worker's Compensation Division v. Colvin · Landmark, Inc. v. Stockmen's Bank & Trust Co.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"`"(1) an understanding of the obligation to speak the truth on the witness stand; "`"(2) the mental capacity at the time of the occurrence concerning which he is to testify, to receive an accurate impression of it; "`"(3) a memory sufficient to retain an independent recollection of the occurrence; "`"(4) the capacity to express in words his memory of the occurrence; and "`"(5) the capacity to understand simple questions about it." [Citations]' Larsen v. State, Wyo., 686 P.2d 583, 585 (1984)." Smith v. State, Wyo., 714 P.2d 1201, 1201-1202 (1986).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Baum v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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