State v. Dunn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

40 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A serious question of fundamental unfairness arises when an evidentiary rule may deter a defendant from testifying in his own behalf or if he does testify subjects him to evidence highly prejudicial on the issue of guilt though inadmissible for that purpose." 91 Idaho at 879 , 434 P.2d at 97 (Spear, J., concurring specially) (quoting Stevens v. United States, 370 F.2d 485, 486 (D.C. Cir.1966) (emphasis added) (footnotes omitted).”

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

2. “"It is obvious to me that such evidence was introduced not for the purported reason, i.e., impeachment, but, rather for the purpose of prejudicing the jury against the accused and depriving him of a fair and impartial trial on the merits of the one charge for which he was being tried." State v. Dunn, 91 Idaho 870, 878 , 434 P.2d 88, 96 (1967) (Spear, J., concurring specially).”

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

3. “The accused has been labeled indelibly in the minds of the jurors as a felon, and thus his testimony has been impeached. 91 Idaho at 878 , 434 P.2d at 96 .”

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