Frenzel v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Springfield v. State · Dean v. State

2. “Expert testimony that discusses the behavior and characteristics of sexual assault victims and the range of responses to sexual assault encountered by experts is admissible. Scadden v. State , 732 P.2d 1036 (Wyo. 1987). Such testimony is relevant and helpful in explaining to the jury the typical behavior patterns of adolescent victims of sexual assault. Griego v. State , 761 P.2d 973 (Wyo. 1988). It assists the jury in understanding some of the aspects of the behavior of victims .... Zabel v. State , 765 P.2d 357 (Wyo. 1988).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Berry · Spence v. State

3. “[Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome] evidence is relevant and admissible to dispel myths the public might hold concerning a child sexual abuse victim's post-abuse behavior if that behavior is an issue in the case.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Spence v. State · Sanderson v. State