Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Former testimony. Testimony given as a witness at another hearing of the same or a different proceeding, or in a deposition taken in compliance with law in the course of the same or another proceeding, if the party against whom the testimony is now offered, or, in a civil action or proceeding, a predecessor in interest, had an opportunity and similar motive to develop the testimony by direct, cross, or redirect, examination. (2) Statement under belief of impending death. A statement made by a declar-ant while believing that the declarant's death was imminent, concerning the cause or cireumstances of what the de-clarant believed to be impending death. (3) Statement against interest. A statement which was at the time of its making so far contrary to the declarant's pecuniary or proprietary interest, or so far tended to subject the declarant to civil or criminal liability, or to render invalid a claim by the declarant against another, that a reasonable person in the declarant's position would not have made the statement unless believing it to be true. A statement or confession offered against the accused in a criminal case, made by a codefendant or other person implicating both the declarant and the accused, is not within this exception. (4) Statement of personal or family history. (A) A statement concerning the declarant's own birth, adoption, marriage, divorce, legitimacy, relationship by blood, adoption, or marriage, ancestry, or other similar fact of personal or family h”

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

2. “If, after a full evidentiary hearing, the postconviction relief petition is denied, the appeal can be reinstated. Thus, in addition to the issues initially raised in the appeal, the issues litigated in the postconviction relief proceeding ... can also be raised. In this way, even if the trial court denies the postconviction claim ..., a full hearing and record on the issue will be included in the appeal.”

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

3. “Onee the petition for postconviction relief is denied after a hearing, and the direct appeal is reinstated, the direct appeal and the appeal of the denial of post-conviction relief are consolidated.”

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