Snyder v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]t is a fundamental tenet of due process of law that a person accused of a crime has a right to attempt to obtain exculpatory evidence. And it is well established that law enforcement has a duty to preserve and disclose material evidence, the dereliction of which can deprive the accused of due process.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hartman v. State, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles

2. “A person commits the crime of driving while intoxicated if the person operates or drives a motor vehicle ... (2) when, as determined by a chemical test taken within four hours after the alleged offense was committed, ... there is 0.10 grams or more of alcohol per 210 liters of the person's breath...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State, Department of Public Safety v. Shakespeare

3. “a requested jury instruction should be given lies in the discretion of the trial court, However, the general rule is that the defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on a defense theory if there is 'some evidence' to support it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Glamann v. Kirk