Gregg v. Gregg’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We are not persuaded that a state's boundaries are the correct measure of a judge's ability to administer a valid telephonic oath. Alaska's recognition of the validity of telephonic oaths is not premised upon the witness' physical location, but rather on the witness' constructive presence in the courtroom and ability to provide testimony. One testifying telephonically is physically absent from the courtroom to the same extent whether across the street or on the far side of the globe. Alaska's interests thus dictate that its judicial officers be able to telephonically administer a valid oath to a witness located anywhere in the world, provided she is constructively present in the courtroom via the telephone." Gregg v. Gregg, 776 P.2d 1041, 1044 (Alaska 1989).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re K.E. · Alvarez v. State

2. “These rules are designed to facilitate business and advance justice. They may be relaxed or dispensed with by the court in any case where it shall be manifest to the court that a strict adherence to them will work injustice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carvalho v. Carvalho