State v. Abbott’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. “" 'In reviewing a ruling on the admissibility of a defendant's statements where the facts are disputed, we accept the trial court's factual findings and credibility determinations unless they are clearly erroneous, but we independently apply the law to the facts.' " (Citation omitted.) Teasley v. State , 293 Ga. 758 , 762 (3), 749 S.E.2d 710 (2013).... [In addition,] the reviewing court may "consider facts that definitively can be ascertained exclusively by reference to evidence that is uncontradicted and presents no questions of credibility, such as facts indisputably discernible from a videotape." (Punctuation and citation omitted.) State v. Allen , 298 Ga. 1 , 2 (1) (a), 779 S.E.2d 248 (2015). On the other hand, to the extent that legally significant facts were proved by evidence other than the video recording, the trial court as fact-finder was entitled to determine the credibility and weight of that other evidence. See State v. Chulpayev , 296 Ga. 764 , 771 (2), n. 5, 770 S.E.2d 808 (2015).”

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

2. “Miranda warnings are required when a person is (1) formally arrested or (2) restrained to the degree associated with a formal arrest. Unless a reasonable person in the suspect's situation would perceive that he was in custody, Miranda warnings are not necessary.”

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