Moore v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Due to the fact-sensitive nature of discovery matters, the trial court’s ruling is cloaked in a strong presumption of correctness on appeal. We may affirm the trial court’s ruling if it is sustainable on any legal basis in the record, even though this was not the reason enunciated by the trial court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas v. Thomas · Williams v. State

2. “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to be confronted with the witnesses against him[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Miguel Alvarado v. State of Indiana · In Re Crisis Connection, Inc.

3. “Ultimately these factors [i.e., particularity, relevance, and paramount interest in non-disclosure] involve a balancing test that includes evaluation of the relevance of the material, its availability from other sources, the burden of compliance measured in terms of difficulty, and the nature and importance of any interests invaded.”

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