State v. Long’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. “[A] 'lack of foundation' objection generally is insufficient to preserve foundational issues for appeal because such an objection does not advise the trial court of the problems with the foundation.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hunt · State v. Ho

2. “[A]n exception is recognized when the objection is overruled and, based on the context, it is evident what the general objection was meant to convey.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hunt · State v. Ho

3. “[e]rror may not be predicated upon a ruling which admits or excludes evidence unless a substantial right of the party is affected, and . . . [i]n case the ruling is 2/ (...continued) CONCLUSIONS OF LAW . . . . 8. The Child's physical or psychological health or welfare has been harmed and is subject to threatened harm by the acts or omissions of the Child's family. 3/ Father also did not raise a timely hearsay objection to the October 7, 2022 Safe Family Home Report (10/7/22 SFHR), which was admitted into evidence as Exhibit 1. The 10/7/22 SFHR stated, in relevant part: On 10/05/22, [Father] was arrested for attempted murder . . . as it was reported, [Father] stabbed [Mother]. [Mother] was holding [Child] at the time of the incident. . . . It was reported, [Mother] and [Father] got into an argument a few days prior to the stabbing and [Father] kicked [Mother] out of the home. [Mother] came to the home on 10/05/22 to pick up [Child]. At that time, [Mother] and [Father] got into an argument and [Father] stabbed [Mother]. [Mother] was holding [Child] in her arms when [Father] stabbed [Mother]. 4 NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAII REPORTS OR THE PACIFIC REPORTER one admitting evidence, a timely objection or motion to strike appears of record, stating the specific ground of objection, if the specific ground was not apparent from the context[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re: P.L.