PALILONIS v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'error must be so prejudicial to the rights of the defendant as to make a fair trial impossible' and must 'constitute a blatant violation of basic principles, the harm or potential for harm must be substantial, and the resulting error must deny the defendant fundamental due process.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Terrence Wayne Roach v. State of Indiana · Terrence T. Walker v. State of Indiana

2. “The following are not excluded by the rule against hearsay, regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness: ... (4) Statement Made for Medical Diagnosis or Treatment. A statement that: (A) is made by a person seeking medical diagnosis or treatment; (B) is made for-and is reasonably pertinent to-medical diagnosis or treatment; and (C) describes medical history; past or present symptoms, pain or sensations; their inception; or their general cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brian Ramsey v. State of Indiana

3. “(1) whether the declarant is motivated to provide truthful information in order to promote diagnosis and treatment; and (2) whether the content of the statement is such that an expert in the field would reasonably rely upon it in rendering diagnosis or treatment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brian Ramsey v. State of Indiana