98 Wis. 2d 20 - State v. Booth’s Empirical Analysis

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38 state decisions

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

1. “What we do know is that the conversations recorded on the tape were absolutely crucial to the question of appellant’s guilt or innocence. That fact, coupled with the unavoidable possibility that the tape might have been significantly “favorable” to the accused, is enough to bring these cases within the constitutional concern.... Were Brady and its progeny applicable only when the exact content of the nondisclosed materials were known, the disclosure duty would be an empty promise, easily circumvented by suppression of evidence by means of destruction rather than mere failure to reveal.”

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

2. ““The witness whose reliability is crucial in this instance is not the officer who administered the test. The key witness is the breathalyzer machine itself. Cross-examination of the officer can only reveal whether he correctly followed the proper procedures in operating the machine. Whether the machine was capable of correctly determining the amount of alcohol in the defendant’s system can only be pursued by an analysis of the ampoule’s contents.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 107 Wis. 2d 107 - State v. Humphrey

3. “Our review of that testimony [at the suppression hearing] ... convinces us that the analysis and measurement of an ampoule's contents to determine the presence and volume of necessary chemicals is not a difficult scientific procedure. The testimony further supports the conclusion that the solution will remain in a constant state for a long enough period to allow for independent analysis by a defense expert.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 119 Wis. 2d 483 - State v. Walstad