State v. Sparks’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The right of cross-examination is [implicit in] the constitutional right to be confronted with the witnesses against one. ..... "`... The State has no interest in denying the accused access to all evidence that can throw light on issues in the case, and, in particular, the state should have no interest in convicting on the testimony of witnesses who have not been as rigorously cross-examined and as thoroughly impeached as the evidence permits.' ..... "If otherwise, an accused is denied the right to confront the witnesses against him."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vigil · Valles v. State

2. “"[O]nce the witness has testified at the criminal trial about that which he testified before the grand jury, the accused is entitled to an order permitting examination of that portion of the witness' grand jury testimony relating to the crime for which defendant is charged."”

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

3. “[O]nce the witness has testified publicly at the criminal trial, any privilege that he had with respect to his testimony on the same subject before the grand jury is lost.”

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