State v. Laymon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The twelve jurors in this case were presented with myriad reasons all perfectly understandable by laymen why they should not credit the identifications made by Lionel Burr. The trial court could have reasonably decided, under La. C.E. art. 403, that any benefit from the proffered testimony would have been outweighed by its creation of confusion and/or undue prejudice. Considering Stucke and Gurley , we hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow the testimony.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 793 So. 2d 376 - State v. Washington · State v. Washington

2. “'requires that the time, place and circumstances in which the statement was made be called to the witness's attention and that the witness be given an opportunity to admit or deny having made the prior statement.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 249 So. 3d 260 - State v. Alridge

3. “The witness's denial of making the prior statement completes the foundation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 249 So. 3d 260 - State v. Alridge