State v. Carmouche’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[e]vidence of flight, concealment, and attempt to avoid apprehension is relevant. It indicates consciousness of guilt and, therefore, is one of the circumstances from which the jury may infer guilt.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jones · 256 So. 3d 345 - State v. Bench

2. “in sudden passion or heat of blood immediately caused by provocation sufficient to deprive an average person of his self-control and cool reflection”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jones · 256 So. 3d 345 - State v. Bench

3. “viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the homicide was not committed in self-defense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 256 So. 3d 345 - State v. Bench